Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Joyce Green Lane area has the 20th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 138th 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 Joyce Green Lane (DA1 5PB) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joyce Green Lane (DA1 5PB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Joyce Green Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vimy Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bronte Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muir Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hall Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spielman Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Telford Square —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Telford Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunlop Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muir Drive —
Apr 2026Burglary Barnwell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bronte Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Muir Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bronte Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brunel Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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