Total Crime Rate
295.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Princes Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 25th highest crime rate of 349 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 Princes Road (DA1 1JT) in the last 12 months was 295.0 per 1,000 residents and was 191.6% higher than the Princes average (101.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 150.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Princes Road (DA1 1JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 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.
View Crime In Princes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park/Open Space | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Park/Open Space | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brooklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingram Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ingram Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingram Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ingram Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vauxhall Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ingram Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Vauxhall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vauxhall Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadowside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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