Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 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 89.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wordsworth Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 116th highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wordsworth Way (DA1 5NY) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Way (DA1 5NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near A206, where police recorded 62 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wordsworth Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wordsworth Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mead Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Henderson Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henderson Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perry Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Coleridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Shaftesbury Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wordsworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wordsworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardy Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Dickens Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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