Total Crime Rate

1087.0 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 1087.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 315.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 217.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 202.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 94.2 10/10
  • Other theft 68.8 10/10
  • Public order 58.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.4 10/10
  • Burglary 21.7 10/10
  • Other crime 21.7 10/10
  • Robbery 18.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 14.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
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

St James Place area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Burnham , and the 3rd 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 St James Place (DA1 2ED) in the last 12 months was 1087.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1453.2% higher than the Burnham average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 109 (≈ 394.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Place (DA1 2ED), 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 St James Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Hill Rise Under investigation
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 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hill Rise —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Place —
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Street —
Sep 2025Other crime Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bank Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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

Data Sources

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