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

Giles Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 21st 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 Giles Drive (DA10 1DA) in the last 12 months was 302.3 per 1,000 residents and was 224.5% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 123.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.7% 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 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Freeman Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.