Total Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 53.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Erith Road area has the 56th lowest crime rate of 131 local areas in Barnehurst , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Erith Road (DA8 3LU) in the last 12 months was 53.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.2% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 225.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Erith Road (DA8 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A220, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Becton Place (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Erith Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Approach —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonecroft Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Terrace —
Apr 2026Other theft Windermere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Terrace —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Becton Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Courtleet Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alberta Road —
Apr 2026Public order Brook Vale Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Homer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barnehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barnehurst Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnehurst Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonecroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dalmeny Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dalmeny Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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