Total Crime Rate

2288.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2288.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 649.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 439.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 354.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 189.0 10/10
  • Public order 182.1 10/10
  • Other theft 144.3 10/10
  • Drugs 72.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 65.3 10/10
  • Burglary 61.9 10/10
  • Theft from the person 55.0 10/10
  • Robbery 24.1 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 20.6 10/10
  • Other crime 17.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 13.8 10/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Market Street area has the highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Burnham , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 349 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 Market Street (DA1 1ET) in the last 12 months was 2288.7 per 1,000 residents and was 3170.4% higher than the Burnham average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 90.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 255 (≈ 876.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Street (DA1 1ET), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 180 crimes here, including 73 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Market Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copperfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Sep 2025Other crime Copperfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copperfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperfields —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overy Liberty —
Sep 2025Public order Bullace Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Approach Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merryweather Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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