Total Crime Rate
317.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
87.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Keary Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 20th highest crime rate of 345 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 Keary Road (DA10 0BU) in the last 12 months was 317.4 per 1,000 residents and was 253.8% higher than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Keary Road (DA10 0BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keary Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Munford Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Swanscombe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Munford Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansion Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Keary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Keary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Keary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Paul'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mansion Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mansion Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Harmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keary Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mansion Rise | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Paul'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Keary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanscombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merriall Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mercer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sun Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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