Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 106.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newtown , and the 97th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Norfolk Close (DA1 5PD) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Newtown average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norfolk Close (DA1 5PD), the main crime hotspot is near St Vincents Road. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Howard Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kingsley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Attlee Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sundridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sundridge Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Littlebrook Manor Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lansbury Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bayly Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Vincents Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Carrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carrington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shenley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Norfolk Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Vincents Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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