Crime Rates at Brook Street, Erith, DA8 1JA

Brook Street area has the 56th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 284th highest crime rate of 716 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 Brook Street (DA8 1JA) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.8% higher than the Barnehurst average (49.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Street (DA8 1JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charlieville Road, where police recorded 25 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.