Total Crime Rate
93.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knights Manor Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newtown , and the 116th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knights Manor Way (DA1 5SB) in the last 12 months was 93.1 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% higher than the Newtown average (72.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (β 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knights Manor Way (DA1 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newtown| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Colney Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansbury Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lansbury Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincents Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Vincents Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Vincents Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norfolk Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Norfolk Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carrington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilltop Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bayly Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilltop Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knights Manor Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hill View | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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