Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 84.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Public order 13.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Common Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Maypole & Leyton Cross , and the 129th highest crime rate of 349 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 Common Lane (DA2 7AX) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.8% higher than the Maypole & Leyton Cross average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Common Lane (DA2 7AX), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Gate Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Common Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Gate Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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