Total Crime Rate

331.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

218.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 331.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 218.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.5 10/10
  • Public order 45.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Theft from the person 9.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the 16th 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 Watling Street (DA2 6EW) in the last 12 months was 331.8 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 96 (≈ 218.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Street (DA2 6EW), the main crime hotspot is near Cadogan Avenue. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 82 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watling Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hill House Road —
Apr 2026Public order Clarendon Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wiltshire Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Salisbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cadogan Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cadogan Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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