Total Crime Rate
61.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rose Villas area has the 14th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 345 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 Rose Villas (DA1 1RN) in the last 12 months was 61.1 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Newtown average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -45.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rose Villas (DA1 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oakwood Close, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brentfield Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oakwood Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canterbury Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Oakwood Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Oakwood Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elham Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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