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Crime in DA2 7GB

How much crime is recorded in DA2 7GB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Joydens Wood
Council
Dartford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,669 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA2 7GB

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA2 7GB area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 7GBNational
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour8.510.7
Burglary7.89.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft3.04.5
Other crime2.61.5
Public order2.64.6
Drugs0.62.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.58.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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