Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nelson Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 109th highest crime rate of 345 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 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.6% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -6.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (DA1 3EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 29 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wellington Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Wellington Road Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rosedene Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Gainsborough Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Marcet Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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