Total Crime Rate

179.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 179.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.2 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ridgeway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 49th highest crime rate of 349 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 Ridgeway (DA2 7JW) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway (DA2 7JW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Lukes Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill Rise (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridgeway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hill Rise —
Sep 2025Drugs Lordswood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coller Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Coller Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Langlands Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coombfield Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lordswood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Moss Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Lukes Close —
Sep 2025Other theft St Lukes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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