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Postcode sector · Dartford

Crime in DA1 1

How much crime is recorded in DA1 1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dartford
Region
South East
Population
30,519 (2024)
Crime

How safe is DA1 1

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA1 1, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
39.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
88
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

DA1 1National
Violence and sexual offences31.223.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Shoplifting12.58.4
Burglary7.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.24.7
Other theft5.54.5
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs3.52.4
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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