Crime Rates at Elham Crescent, Dartford, DA2 6FA

Elham Crescent area has the 8th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown , and the 70th highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elham Crescent (DA2 6FA) in the last 12 months was 133.8 per 1,000 residents and was 120.4% higher than the Newtown average (60.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elham Crescent (DA2 6FA), the main crime hotspot is near The Oaks. Police recorded 189 crimes here, including 151 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.