Total Crime Rate

65.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 65.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fairfax Court area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newtown , and the 161st highest 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 Fairfax Court (DA1 1XY) in the last 12 months was 65.8 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairfax Court (DA1 1XY), 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 Brentfield Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fairfax Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Vincents Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Osbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attlee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sundridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sundridge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elham Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Bayly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brentfield Road —
Sep 2025Other theft The Brent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Finchley Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Osbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brentfield Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brentfield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brentfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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