Total Crime Rate

27.7 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 27.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Dene Drive area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet , and the 67th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dene Drive (DA3 7JR) in the last 12 months was 27.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.0% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dene Drive (DA3 7JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southfleet Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hill View Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Dene Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hart Shaw —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pescot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfleet Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfleet Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Southfleet Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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