Total Crime Rate
83.8 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Foster Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 131st highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Foster Drive (DA1 5UB) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% higher than the Bridge average (82.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (β 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Foster Drive (DA1 5UB), the main crime hotspot is near William Mundy Way. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bridge| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Foster Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knights Manor Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Knights Manor Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Perrin Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Great Queen Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gladstone Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Foster Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Foster Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knights Manor Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Mundy Way | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sherbourne Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alder Place | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Pond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | William Mundy Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burroughs Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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