Crime Rates at London Road, Crayford, Dartford, DA1 4BT

London Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Crayford , and the 282nd highest crime rate of 716 local areas in Bexley .

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 London Road (DA1 4BT) in the last 12 months was 70.0 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% lower than the Crayford average (87.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (DA1 4BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crayford High Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Maxim Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.