Total Crime Rate

64.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.3 3/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

The Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet , and the 165th highest 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 The Drive (DA3 7LX) in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (DA3 7LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gorse Wood Road, where police recorded 11 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 The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hill View Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Gorse Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pescot Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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