Total Crime Rate

316.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 316.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 154.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Stopes Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 17th highest crime rate of 349 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 Stopes Avenue (DA10 1AQ) in the last 12 months was 316.2 per 1,000 residents and was 239.4% higher than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 178.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stopes Avenue (DA10 1AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hildefirth Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stopes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hildefirth Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hildefirth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Candy Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Candy Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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