Crime Rates at Cobalt Road, Erith, DA8 2FD

Cobalt Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 125th highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cobalt Road (DA8 2FD) in the last 12 months was 123.7 per 1,000 residents and was 149.1% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cobalt Road (DA8 2FD), 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.