Crime Rates at Nursery Close, Dartford, DA2 6BB

Nursery Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the 94th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nursery Close (DA2 6BB) in the last 12 months was 107.7 per 1,000 residents and was 68.7% lower than the Stone Castle average (344.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Close (DA2 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Watling Street. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.