Total Crime Rate
56.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cloud Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 161st lowest crime rate of 345 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 Cloud Close (DA1 5QU) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.8% lower than the Bridge average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cloud Close (DA1 5QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jennings Close, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Telford Square (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lady Jane Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Telford Square | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Cameron Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Cameron Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bell Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopkins Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopkins Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hopkins Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rainbow Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Telford Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rambler Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Jennings Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jennings Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lady Jane Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brunel Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vimy Drive | — |
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