Total Crime Rate

115.4 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 115.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 76.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Links View area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Heath , and the 85th 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 Links View (DA1 2TR) in the last 12 months was 115.4 per 1,000 residents and was 136.3% higher than the Heath average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Links View (DA1 2TR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heath Lane, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blackmans Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Links View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derwent Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Linden Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blackmans Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blackmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Blackmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hardy Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Laurel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Heath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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