Total Crime Rate

114.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 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 114.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park , and the 84th highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DA2 8AW) in the last 12 months was 114.2 per 1,000 residents and was 8.0% lower than the Bean & Village Park average (124.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 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 Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DA2 8AW), the main crime hotspot is near Drudgeon Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Stonewood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drudgeon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Drudgeon Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Drudgeon Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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