Crime Rate in West Hill, ward

West Hill has the lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 1040th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 152nd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in West Hill in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, West Hill’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -69.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 139 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the West Hill ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Anne Of Cleves Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.