Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 72.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Darenth Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darenth Road (DA1 1LZ) in the last 12 months was 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.6% lower than the Bean & Village Park average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darenth Road (DA1 1LZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Princes View, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clearwater Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Darenth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Greenwood Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Darenth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brook Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes View —
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Data Sources

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