Total Crime Rate
73.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Henderson Drive area has the 20th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 148th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Henderson Drive (DA1 5LA) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.0% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henderson Drive (DA1 5LA), 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.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaftesbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Masefield Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A206 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A206 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | A206 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A206 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlebrook Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kingsley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wordsworth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Masefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bridges Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bridges Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bob Dunn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bob Dunn Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A206 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coleridge Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shakespeare Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaftesbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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