Total Crime Rate

120.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 6/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.6 10/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 345 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 London Road (DA9 9EQ) in the last 12 months was 120.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (DA9 9EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near London Road, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dial Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Knockhall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knockhall Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonely Crescent
Apr 2026Other crime London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncannon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bere Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Capability Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonely Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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