Total Crime Rate

313.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

163.2 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 313.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 163.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 140.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.8 10/10
  • Other theft 14.6 9/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
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

Lowfield Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowfield Street (DA1 1JB) in the last 12 months was 313.8 per 1,000 residents and was 199.4% higher than the Princes average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 78 (≈ 163.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowfield Street (DA1 1JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 147 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vauxhall Place (49 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowfield Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingram Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranford Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lowfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowfield Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Vauxhall Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vauxhall Place
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Street
Apr 2026Other theft Lowfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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