Total Crime Rate
44.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alder Place area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 40 local areas in Bridge , and the 127th lowest 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 Alder Place (DA1 5WR) in the last 12 months was 44.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alder Place (DA1 5WR), the main crime hotspot is near William Mundy Way. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Scott Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Mundy Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | William Mundy Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Mundy Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Local resolution |
| 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 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| 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 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | William Mundy Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Burroughs Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | William Mundy Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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