Crime Rates at Shepherds Lane, Dartford, DA1 2NU

Shepherds Lane area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 171st 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 Shepherds Lane (DA1 2NU) in the last 12 months was 61.5 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Lane (DA1 2NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Road, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pencroft Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.