What is the crime rate in dartford?

As of March 2026, dartford has an annual crime rate of 103.57 per 1,000 residents, based on 1,215 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does dartford rank nationally for crime?

dartford ranks #133 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in dartford?

The most common crime type in dartford is Violence & Sexual Offences with 356 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 29.3% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Kent Police Police

dartford Crime Intelligence Report

dartford recorded 1,215 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 10.08 per 1,000 residents. This places dartford at #133 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 10.4% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 0.6% higher.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

1,215

trending_up +10.4% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

103.57per 1k

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 178 Other theft: 7 Drugs: 3	178
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 65	65
On or near Laurence Rise Map	Violence and sexual offences: 23 Public order: 3	23
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 17	17
On or near William Mundy Way Map	Shoplifting: 12	12
On or near The Oaks Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12	12
On or near High Street Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8 Possession of weapons: 1	8
On or near Cedar Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8 Burglary: 1	8
On or near Shopping Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 9	9
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 8	8

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

1,215 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

356

29.3%

Shoplifting

284

23.4%

Anti-social Behaviour

169

13.9%

Criminal Damage & Arson

105

8.6%

Other Theft

5.2%

Vehicle Crime

4.5%

Drug Offences

3.5%

Other Crime

3.3%

Public Order

3.1%

Burglary

2.4%

Weapons Possession

1.0%

Theft from Person

1.0%

Robbery

0.5%

Bicycle Theft

0.3%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,611

Total Stops

20.3%

Arrest Rate

279

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

918

Offensive weapons

211

Stolen goods

201

Article for use in theft

159

Articles for use in criminal damage

Goods on which duty has not been paid etc.

Game or poaching equipment

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal912

Community resolution363

Arrest327

Summons / charged by post6

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male1,336

Female248

Other27

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

73.1%

White

8.1%

Black

8.0%

Asian

5.6%

Other

5.1%

Mixed

Stop & search data published by Kent Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

20 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Town	112	185.0
2	Stone Castle	264	176.2
3	Swanscombe	95	130.2
4	Darenth	46	119.1
5	Temple Hill	82	117.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Bridge	9	1.5
shield	Joyden's Wood	15	2.9
shield	West Hill	34	4.1
shield	Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley	50	6.3
shield	Bean & Village Park	34	4.9

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +10.4%

Year-on-Yeartrending_up +0.6%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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