Crap Towns / Dartford / Crime

How much crime is there in Dartford?

The police recorded 92.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Dartford from September 2023 to August 2026, 22% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 41.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 86.7, down from 96.7 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	96.7	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	94.5	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	86.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	41.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	10.3	7.0
Shoplifting	8.8	7.1
Vehicle crime	7.3	3.8
Other theft	6.9	5.4
Public order	5.0	6.6
Drugs	3.8	2.4
Burglary	3.1	3.1
Other crime	2.9	2.0
Possession of weapons	1.0	0.8
Robbery	1.0	0.6
Theft from the person	0.7	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stone	2.1 km	339
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	5.2 km	132
Northfleet	7.2 km	96.5
Dartford	–	92.6
Grays	7.9 km	90.0
Purfleet-on-Thames	3.4 km	85.7
Swanscombe	4.6 km	79.1
Swanley	7.0 km	77.5
Aveley	6.3 km	76.6
South Ockendon	8.4 km	73.4
Bexley	6.7 km	67.4
The typical town	–	76.2