Total Crime Rate
35.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Henderson Drive area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 345 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 5LD) in the last 12 months was 35.4 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -92.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Henderson Drive (DA1 5LD), 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.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmunds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Keyes Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bronte Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Bronte Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bronte Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Keyes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Browning Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Keyes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmunds Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Barnwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheridan Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Chaucer Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Chaucer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Chaucer Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Chaucer Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chaucer Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henderson Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Henderson Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Osterberg Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cornwall Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Keyes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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