Postcode · Erith
Crime in DA8 9GX
How much crime is recorded in DA8 9GX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Slade Green & Crayford Marshes
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,120 (2024)
DA8 9GXErith
How safe is DA8 9GX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA8 9GX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
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 9GXNational
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Burglary8.99.1
Anti-social behaviour8.410.7
Other theft5.14.5
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.34.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% 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.