Postcode district · Dartford
Crime in DA1
How much crime is recorded in DA1, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 81,063 (2024)
How safe is DA1
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA1, broadly in line with 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
29.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).
DA1National
Violence and sexual offences22.423.6
Anti-social behaviour11.810.7
Shoplifting8.38.4
Burglary6.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.94.7
Other theft4.54.5
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Public order3.14.6
Drugs2.82.4
Other crime1.71.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% 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.