Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.7 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 106.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bean Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 98th 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 Bean Road (DA9 9JB) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 63.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bean Road (DA9 9JB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Valley Gardens, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cobham Close (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bean Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmead Court
Apr 2026Other theft Breakneck Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Valley Gardens
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Valley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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