Crime Rates at Hilltop Gardens, Dartford, DA1 5JE

Hilltop Gardens 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 Hilltop Gardens (DA1 5JE) 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 Hilltop Gardens (DA1 5JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bronte Grove (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.