Total Crime Rate
47.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Vincents Avenue area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 345 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 St Vincents Avenue (DA1 5DA) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 22.0% lower than the Newtown average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Vincents Avenue (DA1 5DA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 142 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmunds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmunds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Carrington Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Vincents Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Temple Hill Square | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilltop Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knights Manor Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Knights Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Manor Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bayly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Manor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lansbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farnol Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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