Crime Rate in Temple Hill, ward

Temple Hill has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 1198th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 137th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Temple Hill in the last 12 months was 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% higher than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Temple Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 443 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 71.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 521 (≈ 56.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Temple Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.