Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 3LS
How much crime is recorded in DA1 3LS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Heath
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,767 (2024)
DA1 3LSDartford
How safe is DA1 3LS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 17.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 3LS 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
17.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 3LSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary4.39.1
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Anti-social behaviour2.710.7
Other theft2.24.5
Drugs1.32.4
Other crime1.01.5
Public order1.04.6
Criminal damage and arson0.94.7
Shoplifting0.38.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 40% 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.