Postcode district · Dartford
Crime in DA2
How much crime is recorded in DA2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 44,577 (2024)
How safe is DA2
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA2, 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
29.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
82
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).
DA2National
Shoplifting35.38.4
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.310.7
Burglary7.09.1
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.44.6
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.72.4
Theft from the person0.92.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 9% 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.