Total Crime Rate
33.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brackendene area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Joyden's Wood , and the 89th lowest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Brackendene (DA2 7NB) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Joyden's Wood average (44.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brackendene (DA2 7NB), the main crime hotspot is near Cameron Close. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stedman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cameron Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stedman Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stedman Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stedman Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Woodside Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Cameron Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Red Lodge Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vanessa Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bankside Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Joyden'S Wood Road | — |
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