Total Crime Rate
111.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Compton Place area has the 36th highest crime rate of 115 local areas in Belvedere , and the 150th 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 Compton Place (DA8 1RY) in the last 12 months was 111.4 per 1,000 residents and was 0.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Compton Place (DA8 1RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Erith| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Erith High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shermanbury Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Boundary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Britannia Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Alexandra Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Compton Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Festival Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Festival Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Springhead Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aveley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Betsham Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Compton Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Compton Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aperfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Furners Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
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