Total Crime Rate

626.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

144.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 626.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 241.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 144.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.6 10/10
  • Other theft 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 32.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.4 10/10
  • Drugs 22.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Other crime 14.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.4 10/10
  • Theft from the person 12.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Burglary 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

Westgate Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 6th highest crime rate of 345 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 Westgate Road (DA1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 626.9 per 1,000 residents and was 815.5% higher than the Burnham average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 97 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 144.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (DA1 2AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (59 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodin Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Copperfields —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Copperfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Copperfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twisleton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lowfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowfield Street Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twisleton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Twisleton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Twisleton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Suffolk Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Suffolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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