Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 5BF
How much crime is recorded in DA1 5BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Central Dartford & West Hill
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,582 (2024)
DA1 5BFDartford
How safe is DA1 5BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 5BF area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
77
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 5BFNational
Shoplifting23.98.4
Violence and sexual offences19.823.6
Anti-social behaviour9.810.7
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Vehicle crime4.53.5
Other theft3.84.5
Other crime3.01.5
Drugs2.42.4
Public order2.14.6
Burglary2.19.1
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Robbery0.71.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.