Total Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 46.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wainwright Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 71 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall , and the 133rd lowest crime rate of 345 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 Wainwright Avenue (DA9 9UZ) in the last 12 months was 46.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average (89.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wainwright Avenue (DA9 9UZ), the main crime hotspot is near Tiltman Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wainwright Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiltman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wainwright Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clovelly Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stonely Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tiltman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncannon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonely Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tiltman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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