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Crime Rates in Dartford, local authority district

Crime Rate

116

116

Average 6/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 07.01.2026

Annual total crime rate in Dartford, (local authority district) is 116 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 6 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Dartford (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 38.7 6/10
Shoplifting 19.4 8/10
Anti-social behaviour 15.6 5/10
Criminal damage and arson 10.1 8/10
Vehicle crime 7.23 7/10
Other theft 6.81 5/10
Public order 4.91 4/10
Drugs 4.35 6/10
Other crime 3.07 7/10
Burglary 2.92 3/10
Possession of weapons 0.994 5/10
Robbery 0.891 4/10
Theft from the person 0.831 3/10
Bicycle theft 0.385 3/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Dartford (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Dartford (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Dartford (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Dartford (local authority district) and South East (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

  • Dartford
    LAD
  • South East
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Dartford (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas


Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Dartford (local authority district)

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

Data source: data.police.uk

Dec 2024 - Nov 2025

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