Total Crime Rate

73.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadowside area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 141st highest crime rate of 345 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 Meadowside (DA1 2SJ) in the last 12 months was 73.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.4% lower than the Princes average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadowside (DA1 2SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cedar Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meadowside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranford Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklands Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Warwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Walnut Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Larch Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingram Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ingram Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Princes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lowfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Lowfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lowfield Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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