Total Crime Rate

666.7 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 666.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 246.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.1 10/10
  • Other theft 44.8 10/10
  • Public order 44.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Drugs 34.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.9 10/10
  • Other crime 19.9 10/10
  • Robbery 12.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.0 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • 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

Westgate Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Burnham , and the 6th 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 Westgate Road (DA1 2AS) in the last 12 months was 666.7 per 1,000 residents and was 852.7% higher than the Burnham average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 99 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -77.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 169.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (DA1 2AS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 205 crimes here, including 51 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twisleton Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twisleton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Twisleton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hill Rise —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lowfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Lowfield Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lowfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Copperfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Copperfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Copperfields Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Copperfields —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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