Total Crime Rate
76.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Swanscombe Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 137th 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 Swanscombe Street (DA10 0BW) in the last 12 months was 76.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.1% lower than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (β 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Swanscombe Street (DA10 0BW), 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 | Other theft | Keary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hope Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hope Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stanley Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hope Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rectory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanscombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rectory Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Keary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Keary Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Keary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keary Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hope Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Munford Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sun Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Paul'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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