Crime Rates at Elm Road, Dartford, DA1 2SD

Elm Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 106th 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 Elm Road (DA1 2SD) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Princes average (101.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (DA1 2SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cedar Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.