Total Crime Rate

33.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 33.3 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Waid Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown , and the 90th 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 Waid Close (DA1 1UL) in the last 12 months was 33.3 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 66.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waid Close (DA1 1UL), the main crime hotspot is near Knights Manor Way. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waid Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carrington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Merryweather Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merryweather Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Waid Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waid Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Waid Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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