Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 168.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 68.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Hill Rise area has the 8th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Hill Rise (DA1 2ET) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 146.0% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 68.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Hill Rise (DA1 2ET), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St James Place, where police recorded 51 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in West Hill Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gibbons Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Twisleton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twisleton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Critchley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Hill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Highfield Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Vale South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spring Vale South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spring Vale South Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodin Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Twisleton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Essex Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Penney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tower Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tower Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Gardens —
Apr 2026Other theft Twisleton Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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