Total Crime Rate

102.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 102.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sussex Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Road (DA1 1SJ) in the last 12 months was 102.4 per 1,000 residents and was 17.5% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 42.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sussex Road (DA1 1SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Hill, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rochester Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sussex Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carleton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Berkeley Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes View —
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Data Sources

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