Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA2 7LW
How much crime is recorded in DA2 7LW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,300 (2024)
DA2 7LWDartford
How safe is DA2 7LW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA2 7LW area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 7LWNational
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Violence and sexual offences13.523.6
Criminal damage and arson8.54.7
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Burglary2.89.1
Drugs2.62.4
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 20% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.