Total Crime Rate

2412.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

776.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2412.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 776.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 649.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 570.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 422.7 10/10
  • Other theft 161.5 10/10
  • Public order 161.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 151.2 10/10
  • Drugs 68.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 51.6 10/10
  • Theft from the person 41.2 10/10
  • Robbery 37.8 10/10
  • Burglary 34.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 27.5 10/10
  • Other crime 27.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hythe Street area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hythe Street (DA1 1BE) in the last 12 months was 2412.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3423.3% higher than the Burnham average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 226 (≈ 776.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hythe Street (DA1 1BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 224 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (66 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hythe Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copperfields
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Orchard Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Place
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Vauxhall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Station Approach Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Station Approach Under investigation

Data Sources

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