Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 1SL
How much crime is recorded in DA1 1SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brent & Fleet Estate
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,563 (2024)
DA1 1SLDartford
How safe is DA1 1SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 1SL area, 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
80
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 1SLNational
Violence and sexual offences20.723.6
Anti-social behaviour16.510.7
Other theft9.84.5
Vehicle crime9.83.5
Burglary7.99.1
Drugs6.52.4
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Public order3.74.6
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.71.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.