Total Crime Rate

205.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

85.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 205.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 85.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 42.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Colney Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown , and the 38th 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 Colney Road (DA1 1UH) in the last 12 months was 205.9 per 1,000 residents and was 239.0% higher than the Newtown average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colney Road (DA1 1UH), the main crime hotspot is near St Vincents Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Colney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Vincents Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfax Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairfax Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carlisle Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Carlisle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Carlisle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bayly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Waid Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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