Total Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.9 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ashen Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Heath , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashen Drive (DA1 3LU) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Heath average (48.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashen Drive (DA1 3LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitehill Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashen Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Wentworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wentworth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Wentworth Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crayford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A226 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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