Total Crime Rate

121.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 121.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.3 8/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 8/10
  • Drugs 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Woodpecker Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 72 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 77th highest crime rate of 349 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 Woodpecker Drive (DA9 9TX) in the last 12 months was 121.7 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 48.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 101.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodpecker Drive (DA9 9TX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fieldfare Lane, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stonechat Mews (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodpecker Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour London Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonechat Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandpiper Close —
Sep 2025Public order Woodpecker Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kingfisher Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fieldfare Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fieldfare Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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