Crime Rate in Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley, ward

Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 20 wards in Dartford district and the 1103rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 163rd lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Dartford district average (115.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 132 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 220.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -52.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 155 (≈ 17.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Mayors Lane. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.