Crime Rate in Burnham, ward

Burnham has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 3371st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 482nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Burnham in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Burnham’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -30.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Burnham ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.