Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA2 6DP
How much crime is recorded in DA2 6DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newtown
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,974 (2024)
How safe is DA2 6DP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA2 6DP area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
59
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).
DA2 6DPNational
Violence and sexual offences29.123.6
Burglary7.99.1
Anti-social behaviour6.110.7
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Other theft3.24.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.82.4
Public order1.94.6
Robbery1.21.4
Shoplifting1.18.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.