Total Crime Rate

196.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 196.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.0 9/10
  • Public order 27.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Drugs 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Darenth Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 40th 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 Darenth Road (DA1 1LS) in the last 12 months was 196.2 per 1,000 residents and was 58.0% higher than the Bean & Village Park average (124.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 93.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darenth Road (DA1 1LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Darenth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Berkeley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Waid Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overy Liberty Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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