Total Crime Rate

205.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.9 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 205.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.6 10/10
  • Drugs 22.8 10/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Public order 17.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Wayville Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 39th highest crime rate of 345 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 Wayville Road (DA1 1RL) in the last 12 months was 205.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayville Road (DA1 1RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B260 (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wayville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order B260 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Oakwood Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canterbury Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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