Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 139th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 18th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 274.5 per 1,000 residents and was 137.4% higher than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 500 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , down -45.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 636 (≈ 101.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 277 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.