Total Crime Rate

178.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 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 178.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.6 8/10
  • Drugs 14.6 9/10
  • Other crime 14.6 10/10
  • Public order 14.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Queens Gardens area has the 6th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 46th 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 Queens Gardens (DA2 6HY) in the last 12 months was 178.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.1% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Gardens (DA2 6HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Churchill Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queens Gardens (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft A296 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Churchill Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oaklands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oaklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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