Overview of Dartford crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
Dartford ranks 12th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 13749 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Dartford has a population of 116753. This equates to a crime rate of 117.76 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 4.02 % compared to previous year.
Dartford ranks 12th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 13749 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Dartford has a population of 116753. This equates to a crime rate of 117.76 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 4.02 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in Dartford are Violence and sexual offences (34.8%) Shoplifting (12.1%) Anti-social behaviour (11.8%) and least common crime types are Robbery (0.8%) Theft from the person (0.7%) Bicycle theft (0.5%).
There are 20 wards in Dartford. Wards with high crime rates are Town (Dartford) (377.4), Stone Castle (290.9), Stone House (151.9) . On the other end, safest wards are Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley (57.1), Joyden’s Wood (54.8), Heath (Dartford) (48.9) .
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Dartford crime incidents by crime type
A total of 13749 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 4786 (34.8)%
- Shoplifting – 1664 (12.1)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 1629 (11.8)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 1209 (8.8)%
- Vehicle crime – 1149 (8.4)%
- Other theft – 994 (7.2)%
- Public order – 771 (5.6)%
- Burglary – 406 (3.0)%
- Drugs – 393 (2.9)%
- Other crime – 353 (2.6)%
- Possession of weapons – 117 (0.9)%
- Robbery – 116 (0.8)%
- Theft from the person – 92 (0.7)%
- Bicycle theft – 70 (0.5)%
How does Dartford compare against nearby areas ?
Dartford ranks 12th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
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Crime rates in Dartford wards
There are 20 wards within Dartford. Town (Dartford), Stone Castle, Stone House has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 20 wards from high crime rate to low.
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Crime rates in postcode districts under Dartford
There are 12 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with Dartford. Highest crime rates in DA9, DA11, DA10 .
- DA9 – 188.8
- DA11 – 160.2
- DA10 – 133.0
- DA1 – 116.8
- DA2 – 108.2
- BR8 – 102.8
- DA17 – 89.2
- DA14 – 86.5
- DA4 – 79.2
- DA3 – 62.4
- DA13 – 56.3
- DA5 – 54.2
Postcode districts in Dartford
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