Total Crime Rate

94.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Steele Avenue area has the 28th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 115th highest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Steele Avenue (DA9 9PQ) in the last 12 months was 94.0 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% higher than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (93.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Steele Avenue (DA9 9PQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sandpiper Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sanderling Way (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Steele Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Winston Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Winston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpiper Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sanderling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Castle Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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