Crime Rates at Chandlers Drive, Erith, DA8 1LL

Chandlers Drive area has the 34th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 141st highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chandlers Drive (DA8 1LL) in the last 12 months was 117.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.9% higher than the Belvedere average (110.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 60.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chandlers Drive (DA8 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near St Francis' Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.