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Crime in Dartford by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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3,203crimes recordedJune to August 2026
-8%on the 3 months beforeless crime
Wilmingtonlowest rate41.9 per 1,000 a year
80.9middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Longfield (-18%), Ebbsfleet Valley (-18%) and Alkerden (-16%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1Ebbsfleet ValleyDA10 · 26,158 residents 157.8▼ 18%shoplifting
2DarenthDA2 · 2,783 residents 142.3▼ 23%shoplifting
3Sutton at HoneDA4 · 2,454 residents 119▲ 4%violence
4DartfordDA1 · 68,223 residents 102.6▼ 2%violence
5SwanscombeDA10 · 31,822 residents 101.6▼ 7%violence
6BowmansDA1 · 12,965 residents 95.3▼ 2%violence
7AlkerdenDA10 · 12,206 residents 80.9▼ 16%violence
8BeanDA2 · 1,636 residents 78.2▲ 23%violence
9GreenhitheDA9 · 13,464 residents 73.1▲ 10%violence
10MaypoleDA2 · 7,225 residents 60.3▲ 30%violence
11LongfieldDA3 · 11,212 residents 60.3▼ 18%violence
12HawleyDA2 · 2,989 residents 53.50%violence
13SouthfleetDA13 · 1,802 residents 44.4▲ 43%anti-social behaviour
14WilmingtonDA2 · 7,153 residents 41.9▼ 30%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Dartford have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Wilmington, Southfleet, Hawley, Longfield and Maypole.

Which areas of Dartford have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Ebbsfleet Valley, Darenth, Sutton at Hone, Dartford and Swanscombe.

Is crime going up or down in Dartford?

Across Dartford, 3,203 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 8% fewer than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.