Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 5LR
How much crime is recorded in DA1 5LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Temple Hill & Marshes
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,737 (2024)
DA1 5LRDartford
How safe is DA1 5LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 5LR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
14.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
33
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 5LRNational
Burglary10.89.1
Violence and sexual offences9.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other theft2.94.5
Criminal damage and arson2.54.7
Drugs1.72.4
Public order1.04.6
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Other crime0.51.5
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.11.4
Theft from the person0.02.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 29% 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.