Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 5PP
How much crime is recorded in DA1 5PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Temple Hill & Marshes
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,805 (2024)
How safe is DA1 5PP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 5PP area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
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 5PPNational
Anti-social behaviour10.310.7
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Burglary3.19.1
Other theft2.64.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Public order1.64.6
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Shoplifting0.68.4
Other crime0.41.5
Robbery0.31.4
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.