Total Crime Rate

117.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 117.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 84.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Nursery Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the 83rd highest crime rate of 345 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 117.9 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% lower than the Stone Castle average (348.5 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 84.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Close (DA2 6BB), the main crime hotspot is near Alamein Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nursery Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bevis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Murray Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wiltshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tollgate Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tollgate Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill House Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bevis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Edwin Petty Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terraces —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terraces —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alamein Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alamein Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alamein Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alamein Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alamein Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alamein Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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