Total Crime Rate

108.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kingsley Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 92nd 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 Kingsley Avenue (DA1 5DH) in the last 12 months was 108.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (DA1 5DH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsley Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrims Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrims Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bayly Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lansbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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