Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 63.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 44.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Henderson Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 159th highest 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 5LF) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 8.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Henderson Drive (DA1 5LF), the main crime hotspot is near Wordsworth Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Henderson Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chaucer Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chaucer Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henderson Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrims Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pilgrims Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farnol Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tennyson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sheridan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Shaftesbury Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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