Postcode district · Erith
Crime in DA8
How much crime is recorded in DA8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Population
- 50,087 (2024)
How safe is DA8
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA8, 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
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
69
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).
DA8National
Violence and sexual offences24.423.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Burglary10.59.1
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Shoplifting4.78.4
Public order4.34.6
Other theft4.24.5
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Drugs3.62.4
Robbery1.61.4
Other crime1.11.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.