Postcode district · Greenhithe
Crime in DA9
How much crime is recorded in DA9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 22,736 (2024)
DA9Postcode district · Greenhithe
How safe is DA9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA9, 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
26.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
98
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).
DA9National
Shoplifting52.98.4
Violence and sexual offences19.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Burglary7.29.1
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Vehicle crime4.63.5
Public order2.54.6
Other crime2.41.5
Drugs1.92.4
Theft from the person1.32.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 22% 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.