Total Crime Rate
251.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Priory Hill area has the 7th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 345 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 Priory Hill (DA1 2ER) in the last 12 months was 251.6 per 1,000 residents and was 267.4% higher than the Burnham average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 116.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Priory Hill (DA1 2ER), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 59 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spring Vale South | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Copperfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Copperfields | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gordon Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Orchard Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Highfield Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Essex Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Vale South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Spring Vale South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kent Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St James Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodin Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Copperfields | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | — |
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