Total Crime Rate
13.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Edward Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around King Edward Avenue (DA1 2HY) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% lower than the Burnham average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around King Edward Avenue (DA1 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near West Hill. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 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 | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gibbons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Priory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Critchley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Priory Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | A2026 | Under investigation |
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