Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Nelson Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 38 local areas in Burnham , and the 98th 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 Nelson Road (DA1 3EJ) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher than the Burnham average (70.0 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 Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (DA1 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellington Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pencroft Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Nelson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Somerset Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wellington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person West Hill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Homestead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Homestead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sullivan Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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