Total Crime Rate
267.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dartford Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Dunton Green and Riverhead , and the 7th highest crime rate of 362 local areas in Sevenoaks .
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 Dartford Road (TN13 3ST) in the last 12 months was 267.4 per 1,000 residents and was 421.8% higher than the Dunton Green and Riverhead average (51.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dartford Road (TN13 3ST), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dunton Green and Riverhead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vine Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pound Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holly Bush Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bank Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bank Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holly Bush Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Beech Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Buckhurst Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Buckhurst Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dartford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Police Station | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Akehurst Lane | — |
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