Total Crime Rate
375.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
141.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Galley Hill Road area has the highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 13th 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 Galley Hill Road (DA10 0LF) in the last 12 months was 375.9 per 1,000 residents and was 319.0% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -40.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 141.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Galley Hill Road (DA10 0LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 48 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 | Robbery | Harmer Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Manor Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| 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 |
| 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 | Other crime | Orchard Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | All Saints Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Galley Hill Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stanley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | 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 | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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