Total Crime Rate

106.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 106.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Public order 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sharp Way area has the 13th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 97th highest crime rate of 345 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 Sharp Way (DA1 5JP) in the last 12 months was 106.6 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% higher than the Bridge average (69.8 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 Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sharp Way (DA1 5JP), the main crime hotspot is near Bronte Grove. Police recorded 70 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sharp Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spielman Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muir Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muir Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wellcome Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Barnwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Ashmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ashmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ashmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmore Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osterberg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muir Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronte Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bronte Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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