Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 5RL
How much crime is recorded in DA1 5RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Temple Hill & Marshes
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,923 (2024)
DA1 5RLDartford
How safe is DA1 5RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 5RL area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
26
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 5RLNational
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Violence and sexual offences7.323.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Burglary3.19.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Other theft1.94.5
Public order0.84.6
Drugs0.72.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Shoplifting0.28.4
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 59% 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.