Total Crime Rate

28.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.1 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 28.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 10.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.1 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knockhall Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knockhall Road (DA9 9HL) in the last 12 months was 28.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 10.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knockhall Road (DA9 9HL), 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 Knockhall Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiltman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiltman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wakefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncannon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Dial Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London 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 2026Vehicle crime Tiltman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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