Total Crime Rate

267.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 267.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 163.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Cotton Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the 27th 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 Cotton Lane (DA9 9BB) in the last 12 months was 267.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Stone Castle average (344.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 187.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cotton Lane (DA9 9BB), the main crime hotspot is near Galleon Boulevard. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cotton Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Galleon Boulevard Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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