Total Crime Rate

297.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 297.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 111.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.9 10/10
  • Drugs 13.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Colney Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newtown , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Colney Road (DA1 1UH) in the last 12 months was 297.4 per 1,000 residents and was 310.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 428.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Colney Road (DA1 1UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Vincents Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colney Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Colney Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waid Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sundridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sundridge Close
Sep 2025Other theft Bayly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Vincents Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order East Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson East Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rochester 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 2025Criminal damage and arson York Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brandon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Colney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sussex Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road

Data Sources

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