Total Crime Rate

727.3 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 727.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 276.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 94.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 56.8 10/10
  • Public order 37.9 10/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Robbery 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Temple Hill Square area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 5th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Hill Square (DA1 5HZ) in the last 12 months was 727.3 per 1,000 residents and was 781.0% higher than the Bridge average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 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 ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 231.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Hill Square (DA1 5HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 158 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Hill Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Keyes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Knights Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trevelyan Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thames Gate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Keyes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Sheridan Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sheridan Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perrin Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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