Crime Rates at Detling Road, Erith, DA8 3JL

Detling Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 131st 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 Detling Road (DA8 3JL) in the last 12 months was 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 132.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Detling Road (DA8 3JL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stelling Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Badlow Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.