Crime Rates at Hazel Road, Erith, DA8 2LT

Hazel Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 40th highest crime rate of 725 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 Hazel Road (DA8 2LT) in the last 12 months was 220.8 per 1,000 residents and was 324.2% higher than the Barnehurst average (52.1 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 crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 112.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazel Road (DA8 2LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Slade Green, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hazel Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.