Total Crime Rate

145.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 145.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Robbery 7.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St James Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the 63rd 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 St James Lane (DA9 9DX) in the last 12 months was 145.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.7% lower than the Stone Castle average (344.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 59.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 344.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St James Lane (DA9 9DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodward Terrace, where police recorded 76 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Place (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Turnbull Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodward Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carlton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Woodward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hayes Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayes Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Louvain Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hayes Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Louvain Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hayes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hayes Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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