Total Crime Rate

146.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Ightham Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 349 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 Ightham Close (DA3 7AY) in the last 12 months was 146.4 per 1,000 residents and was 138.0% higher than the Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ightham Close (DA3 7AY), the main crime hotspot is near Chartwell Lane. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ightham Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langafel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Langafel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Ightham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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