Total Crime Rate
28.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ingress Gardens 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 Ingress Gardens (DA9 9HW) 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 Ingress Gardens (DA9 9HW), 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.
View Crime In Greenhithe & Knockhall| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiltman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | London Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Duncannon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dial Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dial Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Dial Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tiltman Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | London Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | London Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Tiltman Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wakefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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