Crime Rates at Downs Avenue, Dartford, DA1 1SX

Downs Avenue 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 Downs Avenue (DA1 1SX) 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 Downs Avenue (DA1 1SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rochester Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barham Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.