Total Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 25.8 3/10
  • Violent crimes 5.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Lavinia Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown , and the 69th 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 Lavinia Road (DA1 1TS) in the last 12 months was 25.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% lower than the Newtown average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavinia Road (DA1 1TS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lavinia Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merryweather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burroughs Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overy Liberty Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Waid Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Scott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merryweather Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waid Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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