Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Public order 21.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Joydens Wood Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Joyden's Wood , and the 114th 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 Joydens Wood Road (DA5 2HS) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 125.7% higher than the Joyden's Wood average (41.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 433.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Joydens Wood Road (DA5 2HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spurrell Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bankside Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Joydens Wood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spurrell Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Bankside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Spurrell Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Joyden'S Wood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunters Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hillbrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hillbrow Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bankside Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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