Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 3EP
How much crime is recorded in DA1 3EP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Dartford & West Hill
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,439 (2024)
DA1 3EPDartford
How safe is DA1 3EP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 3EP 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
17.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 3EPNational
Violence and sexual offences9.423.6
Other theft4.74.5
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Robbery3.51.4
Shoplifting3.58.4
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Burglary2.09.1
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.41.5
Public order0.24.6
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 43% 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.