Crime Rates at Giles Drive, Castle Hill, Swanscombe, DA10 1DA

Giles Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 33rd 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 Giles Drive (DA10 1DA) in the last 12 months was 251.2 per 1,000 residents and was 180.0% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 120.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Giles Drive (DA10 1DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cherry Orchard, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freeman Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.