Crime Rates at Butler Drive, Erith, DA8 3AQ

Butler Drive area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 725 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 Butler Drive (DA8 3AQ) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butler Drive (DA8 3AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boundary Street, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Downton Mews (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.