Crime Rates at Hildefirth Close, Weldon, Swanscombe, DA10 1AU

Hildefirth Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 71st 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 Hildefirth Close (DA10 1AU) in the last 12 months was 129.5 per 1,000 residents and was 39.0% higher than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 60.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hildefirth Close (DA10 1AU), 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.