Total Crime Rate
947.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
809.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Malt Kiln Place area has the highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown , and the 4th 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 Malt Kiln Place (DA2 6FW) in the last 12 months was 947.8 per 1,000 residents and was 1460.6% 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 209 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 217 (≈ 809.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Malt Kiln Place (DA2 6FW), the main crime hotspot is near Laurence Rise. Police recorded 252 crimes here, including 216 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laurence Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Stone House Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Invicta Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wilks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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