Crime Rates at High Street, Dartford, DA1 1DE

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 37 local areas in Burnham , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DA1 1DE) in the last 12 months was 2412.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3423.3% higher than the Burnham average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 189 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 226 (≈ 776.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DA1 1DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 224 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (68 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.