Total Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 63.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Richmond Lane area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 162nd highest 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 Richmond Lane (DA1 5UG) in the last 12 months was 63.3 per 1,000 residents and was 9.4% lower than the Bridge average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Lane (DA1 5UG), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Osterberg Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilltop Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilltop Gardens —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knights Manor Way —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knights Manor Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Temple Hill Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spielman Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hill View Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Scott Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burroughs Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill View —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevithick Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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