Total Crime Rate

118.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

32.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 118.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 32.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Other theft 17.3 9/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Butterly Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 84th highest crime rate of 348 local areas in Dartford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Butterly Avenue (DA1 1JG) in the last 12 months was 118.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Princes average (102.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 32.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butterly Avenue (DA1 1JG), the main crime hotspot is near Hawley Road. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Butterly Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Burglary Hayward Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Oct 2025Other theft Hayward Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Other theft Hayward Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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