Total Crime Rate

601.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 601.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 436.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Watchgate area has the highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 8th 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 Watchgate (DA2 7JZ) in the last 12 months was 601.3 per 1,000 residents and was 384.3% 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 Shoplifting with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watchgate (DA2 7JZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Lukes Close, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watchgate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coller Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Stevens Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stevens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stevens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Stevens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Moss Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Green Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ridgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Green Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Lukes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Langlands Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Langlands Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime St Lukes Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Lukes Close —
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Data Sources

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