Total Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lodge Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 102nd lowest 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 Lodge Avenue (DA1 3DX) in the last 12 months was 37.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Burnham average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lodge Avenue (DA1 3DX), the main crime hotspot is near West Hill. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Francis Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Gibbons Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penney Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | West Hill Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Marcet Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Penney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wellington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Twisleton Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tower Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tower Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Critchley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rosedene Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Wellington Road | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
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