Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.0 9/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Burglary 12.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Bow Arrow Lane area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newtown , and the 72nd 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 Bow Arrow Lane (DA1 1YY) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bow Arrow Lane (DA1 1YY), the main crime hotspot is near St Vincents Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bow Arrow Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Osbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Other theft Bayly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Osbourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Vincents Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ivy Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Finchley Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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