Postcode district · Dartford
Crime in DA4
How much crime is recorded in DA4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Sevenoaks
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 12,553 (2024)
DA4Postcode district · Dartford
How safe is DA4
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in DA4, 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
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
64
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).
DA4National
Violence and sexual offences15.923.6
Shoplifting15.78.4
Anti-social behaviour10.810.7
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft5.84.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Vehicle crime5.23.5
Other crime2.61.5
Drugs2.12.4
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Robbery0.51.4
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 12% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.