Total Crime Rate

121.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 121.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.2 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · 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 78th highest crime rate of 349 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 121.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.7% higher than the Bridge average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -90.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 80.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsley Avenue (DA1 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Shakespeare Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Perry Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bayly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Masefield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Sundridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sundridge Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlebrook Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attlee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Perry Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Perry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perry Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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