Crime Rates at Colombus Square, Erith, DA8 2PN

Colombus Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 53rd 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 Colombus Square (DA8 2PN) in the last 12 months was 198.4 per 1,000 residents and was 299.7% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 95.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colombus Square (DA8 2PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 74 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cornwallis Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.