Total Crime Rate
81.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ruskin Grove area has the 18th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 129th highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ruskin Grove (DA1 5DD) in the last 12 months was 81.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher than the Bridge average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 48.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ruskin Grove (DA1 5DD), the main crime hotspot is near Norfolk Close. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 16 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 | Other theft | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bayly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morris Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Dickens Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Lansbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osbourne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardwick Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tennyson Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hardwick Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Finchley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bayly Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Carlisle Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carlisle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Fairfax Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Court | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fairfax Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Elham Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Under investigation |
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