Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA2 7BS
How much crime is recorded in DA2 7BS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilmington & Hawley
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,530 (2024)
DA2 7BSDartford
How safe is DA2 7BS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA2 7BS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
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 7BSNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime2.31.5
Other theft0.84.5
Theft from the person0.82.1
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.72.4
Burglary0.19.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.