Postcode · Bexley
Crime in DA5 2HT
How much crime is recorded in DA5 2HT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Joydens Wood
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,367 (2024)
DA5 2HTBexley
How safe is DA5 2HT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA5 2HT 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
15.8
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).
DA5 2HTNational
Violence and sexual offences9.723.6
Burglary4.79.1
Vehicle crime4.43.5
Anti-social behaviour3.110.7
Other theft2.64.5
Criminal damage and arson1.54.7
Other crime1.41.5
Public order0.94.6
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.