Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 64.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Other crime 6.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Princes Avenue area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 166th highest crime rate of 349 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 Princes Avenue (DA2 6NJ) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% lower than the Bean & Village Park average (158.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Avenue (DA2 6NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Queens Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Princes Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Princes Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Oaklands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A296 Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fleet Dale Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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