Total Crime Rate
139.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
103.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hedge Place Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hedge Place Road (DA9 9LD) in the last 12 months was 139.7 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% lower than the Stone Castle average (348.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hedge Place Road (DA9 9LD), the main crime hotspot is near Plantation Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Stone Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plantation Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Plantation Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Plantation Close | — |
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