Crime Rates at Lower Thames Walk, Bluewater, Greenhithe, DA9 9SL

Lower Thames Walk area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Stone Castle , and the highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Thames Walk (DA9 9SL) in the last 12 months was 4950.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1320.6% higher than the Stone Castle average (348.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 1,410 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 22.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 190 (≈ 494.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Thames Walk (DA9 9SL), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 1846 crimes here, including 176 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.