Total Crime Rate
46.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hartshaw area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Hartshaw (DA3 7JH) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.7% lower than the Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet average (61.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartshaw (DA3 7JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southfleet Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Beeches (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hart Shaw | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southfleet Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southfleet Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Southfleet Avenue | — |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.