Postcode · Erith
Crime in DA8 2QD
How much crime is recorded in DA8 2QD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Slade Green & Crayford Marshes
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,673 (2024)
DA8 2QDErith
How safe is DA8 2QD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA8 2QD area, above 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
34.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
DA8 2QDNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary7.89.1
Public order7.64.6
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other theft3.24.5
Drugs2.92.4
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Shoplifting1.48.4
Robbery1.21.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.