Crime Rate in Princes, ward

Princes has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 1721st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 209th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Princes in the last 12 months was 101.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.5% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Princes’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 302 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 350 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Princes ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 97 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Lowfield Street (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.