Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA2 7EJ
How much crime is recorded in DA2 7EJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Wilmington & Hawley
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,262 (2024)
DA2 7EJDartford
How safe is DA2 7EJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA2 7EJ 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
17.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 7EJNational
Violence and sexual offences13.623.6
Burglary6.09.1
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other theft1.84.5
Public order1.64.6
Drugs0.92.4
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Other crime0.41.5
Theft from the person0.12.1
Robbery0.11.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 53% 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.