Total Crime Rate

122.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 122.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shepherds Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Heath , and the 76th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shepherds Lane (DA1 2PN) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 150.0% higher than the Heath average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shepherds Lane (DA1 2PN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A2018, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherds Lane (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shepherds Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A2018 —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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