Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 5AT
How much crime is recorded in DA1 5AT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Dartford & West Hill
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,775 (2024)
DA1 5ATDartford
How safe is DA1 5AT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 5AT 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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 5ATNational
Anti-social behaviour18.510.7
Violence and sexual offences13.823.6
Vehicle crime6.23.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Shoplifting4.58.4
Other theft4.14.5
Drugs3.72.4
Burglary3.39.1
Other crime2.61.5
Public order2.44.6
Robbery0.71.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.