Crime Rates at Critchley Avenue, Dartford, DA1 2GF

Critchley Avenue area has the 18th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 163rd 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 Critchley Avenue (DA1 2GF) in the last 12 months was 63.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Critchley Avenue (DA1 2GF), 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.