Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 58.8 6/10
  • Drugs 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Falcon Close area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown , and the 166th lowest 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 Falcon Close (DA1 5SA) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 3.1% lower than the Newtown average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Falcon Close (DA1 5SA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 124 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Keyes Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Falcon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Gardens
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Keyes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lansbury Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Edmunds Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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