Crime Rates at Crimson Road, Erith, DA8 2FB

Crimson 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 Crimson Road (DA8 2FB) 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 Crimson Road (DA8 2FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Codd Way, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Raleigh Close (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.