Total Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 43.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 15.4 3/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Watling Street area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 120th lowest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watling Street (DA2 6EH) in the last 12 months was 43.6 per 1,000 residents and was 64.9% lower than the Bean & Village Park average (124.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (DA2 6EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watling Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ribblesdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Meadow Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terraces
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Terraces

Data Sources

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