Total Crime Rate

139.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

103.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 139.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 103.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 97.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St James Court 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 St James Court (DA9 9LF) 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 St James Court (DA9 9LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodward Terrace, where police recorded 102 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Plantation Close (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St James Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plantation Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodward Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodward Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodward Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Woodward Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James' Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Plantation Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plantation Close

Data Sources

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