Total Crime Rate
101.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Church Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 105th 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 Church Road (DA10 0HF) in the last 12 months was 101.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% higher than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Church Road (DA10 0HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Keary Road, where police recorded 60 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near All Saints Close (20 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 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Milton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Keary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eglinton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Orchard Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanscombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Keary Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
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