Crime Rates at Alderney Road, Erith, DA8 2JD

Alderney Road area has the 63rd lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 353rd highest 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 Alderney Road (DA8 2JD) in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 11.9% 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 7 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 8 (≈ 23.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alderney Road (DA8 2JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Larkswood Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.