Total Crime Rate

230.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 230.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.9 10/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.5 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Bridges Drive area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 30th 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 Bridges Drive (DA1 5DR) in the last 12 months was 230.5 per 1,000 residents and was 179.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 102.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bridges Drive (DA1 5DR), the main crime hotspot is near A206. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bridges Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A206 —
Sep 2025Public order A206 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime A206 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A206 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlebrook Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Masefield Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Masefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bridges Drive —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bridges Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour A206 —
Sep 2025Other theft Shaftesbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shaftesbury Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coleridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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