Total Crime Rate

625.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

151.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 625.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 265.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 151.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 121.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 102.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Drugs 26.5 10/10
  • Public order 22.7 9/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Temple Hill Square area has the highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 7th highest crime rate of 345 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 625.0 per 1,000 residents and was 794.9% higher than the Bridge average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 151.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Temple Hill Square (DA1 5HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keyes Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Temple Hill Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Vincents Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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