Total Crime Rate

386.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 386.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 128.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 13.4 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 8.0 7/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawley Road area has the highest crime rate of 19 local areas in Princes , and the 11th highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hawley Road (DA1 1NP) in the last 12 months was 386.1 per 1,000 residents and was 268.3% higher than the Princes average (104.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 96.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawley Road (DA1 1NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hawley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Mitchell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Walnut Tree Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooklands Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brooklands Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mitchell Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Brooklands Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beech Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Carsington Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Warwick Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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