Total Crime Rate

311.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 311.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.8 10/10
  • Other theft 48.2 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Bradbrook Drive area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet , and the 18th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradbrook Drive (DA3 7BN) in the last 12 months was 311.1 per 1,000 residents and was 405.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 144.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1015.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradbrook Drive (DA3 7BN), 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 Bradbrook Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chartwell Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ightham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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