Total Crime Rate

205.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 205.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.0 10/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other theft 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.4 10/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Princes Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 38th 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 1RB) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 88.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Road (DA1 1RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B260, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rochester Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road —
Sep 2025Other theft The Brent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Churchill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Churchill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Churchill Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B260 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B260 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Canterbury Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes View —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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