Crime Rates at Rainbow Road, Erith, DA8 2FA

Rainbow Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rainbow Road (DA8 2FA) in the last 12 months was 35.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.5% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rainbow Road (DA8 2FA), the main crime hotspot is near Cornwallis Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.