Total Crime Rate

264.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 264.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mortimer Square area has the 6th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 31st 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 Mortimer Square (DA10 1AY) in the last 12 months was 264.8 per 1,000 residents and was 195.2% higher than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Square (DA10 1AY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hildefirth Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mortimer Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Day Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Candy Dene Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Day Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Day Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hildefirth Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Simmons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Simmons Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Candy Dene —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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