Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 2PH
How much crime is recorded in DA1 2PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heath
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,674 (2024)
DA1 2PHDartford
How safe is DA1 2PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 2PH area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
40
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 2PHNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Anti-social behaviour5.110.7
Shoplifting4.18.4
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other crime3.21.5
Public order3.14.6
Other theft3.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.74.7
Drugs1.42.4
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons1.10.9
Burglary0.69.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 45% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.