Total Crime Rate

64.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Elm Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 164th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Road (DA1 2RW) in the last 12 months was 64.8 per 1,000 residents and was 36.0% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (DA1 2RW), 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 Elm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Meadowside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mead Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Road —
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Data Sources

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