Total Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hawley Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Maypole & Leyton Cross , and the 40th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hawley Road (DA1 1PT) in the last 12 months was 20.5 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Maypole & Leyton Cross average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawley Road (DA1 1PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawley Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Warwick Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Maypole & Leyton Cross| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Warwick Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Warwick Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Warwick Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Mitchell Close | Under investigation |
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