Total Crime Rate

173.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 173.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bell Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the 51st highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bell Close (DA9 9BP) in the last 12 months was 173.1 per 1,000 residents and was 49.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 69.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Close (DA9 9BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Charles Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bell Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Elizabeth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winston Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Winston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalice Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chalice Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Elizabeth Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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