Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lavinia Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newtown , and the 125th lowest crime rate of 349 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 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% lower than the Newtown average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (β‰ˆ 22.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% 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 35 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overy Liberty β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knights Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Queen Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Foster Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burroughs Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merryweather Close β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Foster Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mill Pond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waid Close β€”

Data Sources

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