Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA2 6LE
How much crime is recorded in DA2 6LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Brent & Fleet Estate
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,889 (2024)
DA2 6LEDartford
How safe is DA2 6LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA2 6LE 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
9.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
21
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 6LENational
Violence and sexual offences5.723.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary5.59.1
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Other theft2.14.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.04.6
Shoplifting0.48.4
Other crime0.31.5
Theft from the person0.02.1
Drugs0.02.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.