Crime Rate in Newtown, ward

Newtown has the 8th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 3204th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 447th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newtown in the last 12 months was 72.5 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newtown’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 213 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 247 (≈ 33.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newtown ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.