Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 2GF
How much crime is recorded in DA1 2GF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Dartford & West Hill
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,327 (2024)
DA1 2GFDartford
How safe is DA1 2GF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 2GF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
31
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 2GFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft3.44.5
Burglary2.49.1
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Public order1.74.6
Criminal damage and arson1.24.7
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.62.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Robbery0.11.4
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 23% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.