Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 3NX
How much crime is recorded in DA1 3NX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Crayford
- Council
- Bexley
- Region
- London
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,776 (2024)
How safe is DA1 3NX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 3NX 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
20.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 3NXNational
Violence and sexual offences12.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary9.89.1
Criminal damage and arson6.14.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft2.94.5
Public order2.74.6
Drugs2.02.4
Robbery0.91.4
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% 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.