Total Crime Rate

83.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 83.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.9 7/10
  • Burglary 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Albans Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newtown , and the 130th highest crime rate of 349 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 St Albans Road (DA1 1TZ) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.6% higher 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Albans Road (DA1 1TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Colney Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Albans Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waid Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrington Road Under investigation
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 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Queen Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Carrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gladstone Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Colney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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