Total Crime Rate

373.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 373.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 180.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 161.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 91.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.5 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bodle Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 14th 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 Bodle Avenue (DA10 0DU) in the last 12 months was 373.4 per 1,000 residents and was 316.3% 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 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 180.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bodle Avenue (DA10 0DU), the main crime hotspot is near Gunn Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bodle Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gunn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewis Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewis Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Madden Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Madden Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gunn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gunn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gunn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gunn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gunn Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wallace Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bodle Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bodle Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bodle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Durrant Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoadley End Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewis Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Boleyn Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wright Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alamein Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rectory Road —
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Data Sources

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