Postcode · Longfield
Crime in DA3 7LR
How much crime is recorded in DA3 7LR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,398 (2024)
DA3 7LRLongfield
How safe is DA3 7LR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA3 7LR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
DA3 7LRNational
Anti-social behaviour19.510.7
Violence and sexual offences9.223.6
Burglary1.89.1
Other theft1.54.5
Criminal damage and arson1.44.7
Public order1.34.6
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.41.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 29% 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.