Crime Rate in Heath, ward

Heath has the 4th lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 2477th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 464th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Heath in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Heath’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 68 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 83 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Heath ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 52 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Petrol Station (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.