Total Crime Rate
31.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hawley Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Maypole & Leyton Cross , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 345 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 (DA2 7RB) in the last 12 months was 31.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% lower than the Maypole & Leyton Cross average (58.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hawley Road (DA2 7RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawley Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dartford| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hawley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hawley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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