Total Crime Rate

103.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 103.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sycamore Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 100th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Road (DA1 2QS) in the last 12 months was 103.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.6% higher than the Princes average (101.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Road (DA1 2QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Holly Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sycamore Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackmans Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rowan Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Avenue —
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Data Sources

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