Crime Rates at Wessex Drive, Erith, DA8 3AH

Wessex Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 94th highest crime rate of 725 local areas in Bexley .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wessex Drive (DA8 3AH) in the last 12 months was 149.2 per 1,000 residents and was 186.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 57.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wessex Drive (DA8 3AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ely Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.