Total Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.2 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Chestnut Grove area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Joyden's Wood , and the 18th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Grove (DA2 7PG) in the last 12 months was 12.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Grove (DA2 7PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clarenden Place, where police recorded 11 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 Chestnut Grove area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Hillbrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spurrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillbrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birchwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Bankside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Alfan Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spurrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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