Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA2 7AB
How much crime is recorded in DA2 7AB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilmington & Hawley
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,495 (2024)
DA2 7ABDartford
How safe is DA2 7AB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA2 7AB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DA2 7ABNational
Violence and sexual offences16.623.6
Anti-social behaviour6.210.7
Other crime3.61.5
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime2.23.5
Public order2.04.6
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Drugs0.42.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.