Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 5LB
How much crime is recorded in DA1 5LB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Temple Hill & Marshes
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,651 (2024)
DA1 5LBDartford
How safe is DA1 5LB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 27.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 5LB 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
27.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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 5LBNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Anti-social behaviour12.610.7
Burglary7.79.1
Vehicle crime7.03.5
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Other theft4.14.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs3.82.4
Other crime1.11.5
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.18.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 8% 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.