Crime Rates at Austen Road, Erith, DA8 1YA

Austen Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 191st 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 Austen Road (DA8 1YA) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.6% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Austen Road (DA8 1YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lawrence Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheelock Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.