Crime Rate in Ebbsfleet, ward

Ebbsfleet has the 10th highest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 2188th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 278th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ebbsfleet in the last 12 months was 89.9 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ebbsfleet’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 105.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 215 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 226.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ebbsfleet ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Cherry Orchard, with 75 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Freeman Close (24 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.