Crime Rates at Hengist Road, Erith, DA8 1HB

Hengist Road area has the 46th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 217th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hengist Road (DA8 1HB) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hengist Road (DA8 1HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Terrace, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becton Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.