Total Crime Rate

170.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 170.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 113.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.8 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.8 3/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.4 4/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Wentworth Drive area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Heath , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wentworth Drive (DA1 3NQ) in the last 12 months was 170.3 per 1,000 residents and was 248.7% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wentworth Drive (DA1 3NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A226 (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wentworth 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 2025Violence and sexual offences A226 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crayford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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