Total Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 29.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 7.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Birchwood Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Joyden's Wood , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 349 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 Birchwood Drive (DA2 7NF) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.9% lower than the Joyden's Wood average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Drive (DA2 7NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spurrell Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bankside Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birchwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillbrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spurrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spurrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hillbrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bankside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rosewood Under investigation
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Data Sources

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