Postcode · Bexley
Crime in DA5 2ES
How much crime is recorded in DA5 2ES, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Joydens Wood
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,466 (2024)
DA5 2ESBexley
How safe is DA5 2ES
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA5 2ES area, less than half 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
15.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
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).
DA5 2ESNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.410.7
Burglary4.69.1
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Criminal damage and arson2.44.7
Public order1.84.6
Other theft1.34.5
Shoplifting0.58.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Other crime0.11.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% 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.