Total Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Temple Hill area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Temple Hill (DA1 5TT) in the last 12 months was 17.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.0% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Temple Hill (DA1 5TT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near William Mundy Way, where police recorded 128 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Merryweather Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Scott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Mundy Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burroughs Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Temple Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Merryweather Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Mundy Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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