Postcode · Dartford
Crime in DA4 9AP
How much crime is recorded in DA4 9AP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Darenth Valley
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,996 (2024)
DA4 9APDartford
How safe is DA4 9AP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA4 9AP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
63
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).
DA4 9APNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Shoplifting13.08.4
Burglary9.89.1
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Vehicle crime2.83.5
Drugs2.42.4
Other crime2.41.5
Other theft2.34.5
Public order0.64.6
Robbery0.41.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 5% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.