Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Perry Grove area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 155th 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 Perry Grove (DA1 5NH) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Perry Grove (DA1 5NH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shaftesbury Lane, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shakespeare Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Gate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bob Dunn Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bob Dunn Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hardy Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fonthill Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Littlebrook Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wordsworth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wordsworth Way | 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 | Other theft | Wordsworth Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shaftesbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sheridan Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Sheridan Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sheridan Court | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Perry Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shaftesbury Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shaftesbury Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Lane | Under investigation |
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