Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 5JP
How much crime is recorded in DA1 5JP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Temple Hill & Marshes
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,259 (2024)
DA1 5JPDartford
How safe is DA1 5JP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 5JP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
74
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 5JPNational
Violence and sexual offences29.023.6
Anti-social behaviour14.610.7
Criminal damage and arson7.34.7
Burglary7.19.1
Vehicle crime6.03.5
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs4.02.4
Public order2.44.6
Other crime1.71.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.61.4
Theft from the person0.12.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% 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.