Postcode sector · Erith
Crime in DA18 4
How much crime is recorded in DA18 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 10,206 (2024)
How safe is DA18 4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA18 4, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DA18 4National
Violence and sexual offences21.623.6
Anti-social behaviour12.310.7
Burglary7.99.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Other theft3.94.5
Public order3.24.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Drugs2.52.4
Robbery0.81.4
Other crime0.81.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.
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- DA18 4AA
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- DA18 4BP
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- DA18 4BU
- DA18 4BX
- DA18 4BY
- DA18 4BZ
- DA18 4DA
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- DA18 4DL
- DA18 4DN
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- DA18 4DQ
- DA18 4DR
- DA18 4DS
- DA18 4DT
- DA18 4DU
- DA18 4DW
- DA18 4DX
- DA18 4DY