Postcode · Erith
Crime in DA8 3FU
How much crime is recorded in DA8 3FU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Barnehurst North
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,754 (2024)
DA8 3FUErith
How safe is DA8 3FU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA8 3FU area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 3FUNational
Violence and sexual offences14.923.6
Burglary6.79.1
Anti-social behaviour3.610.7
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Drugs0.82.4
Other crime0.51.5
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.00.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.