Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pencroft Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 38 local areas in Burnham , and the 146th lowest crime rate of 349 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 Pencroft Drive (DA1 2PB) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Burnham average (70.0 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 550.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pencroft Drive (DA1 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackmans Close, 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.

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Crime Over Time in Pencroft Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackmans Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penney Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Homestead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Homestead Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wyvern Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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