Total Crime Rate

75.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 75.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Maypole & Leyton Cross , and the 143rd highest 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 (DA2 7RW) in the last 12 months was 75.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.1% higher than the Maypole & Leyton Cross average (69.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawley Road (DA2 7RW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hawley Road, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Road (6 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 (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Hawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Mill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mill Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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