Total Crime Rate
100.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ames Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 106th 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 Ames Road (DA10 0HT) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ames Road (DA10 0HT), 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 | Stanley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Paul'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Orchard Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Munford Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swanscombe Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Peter'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sweyne Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | St Paul'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Orchard Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Eglinton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Keary Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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