Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA1 5UG
How much crime is recorded in DA1 5UG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Temple Hill & Marshes
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,006 (2024)
DA1 5UGDartford
How safe is DA1 5UG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA1 5UG 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
25.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 5UGNational
Violence and sexual offences18.823.6
Shoplifting16.98.4
Anti-social behaviour14.010.7
Burglary4.79.1
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs3.42.4
Public order2.84.6
Other crime1.11.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.