Total Crime Rate
264.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
157.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026London Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the 30th highest crime rate of 345 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 London Road (DA9 9DF) in the last 12 months was 264.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% lower than the Stone Castle average (348.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 157.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around London Road (DA9 9DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodward Terrace, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Place (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Stone Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Acacia Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hayes Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayes Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hayes Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hayes Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Woodward Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodward Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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