Total Crime Rate
57.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Myrtle Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 165th 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 Myrtle Road (DA1 2RJ) in the last 12 months was 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.4% lower than the Princes average (101.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Myrtle Road (DA1 2RJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lowfield Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Princes| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cedar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trafalgar Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Brooklands | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walnut Tree Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Lowfield Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mead Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cedar Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beech Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carsington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carsington Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highfield Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadowside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lowfield Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lowfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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