Total Crime Rate

31.0 per 1,000 3/10 Β· Low

All offences Β· 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 31.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highfield Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Burnham , and the 74th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Highfield Road (DA1 2JS) in the last 12 months was 31.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.7% lower than the Burnham average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (β‰ˆ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Road (DA1 2JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 175 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penney Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road North Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Hill Rise β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Twisleton Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twisleton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Twisleton Court Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Junction Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Junction Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Constance Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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