DA
Postcode areaPostcode area named after Dartford, with 18 districts.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: the outline joins its districts’ outlines, each made of the census output areas that hold most of the district’s postcodes.
Gigabit coverage by postcode area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In DA, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How DA compares
Each dot is a postcode area. The black line marks the middle one.
Every postcode area ranked: median sale price, population, gigabit broadband coverage and claimant rate.
Is DA safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA at a rate of 87.9 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 3,695 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (13,507), anti-social behaviour (8,405) and other crime (6,484).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA was 90.7 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Postcode districts in DA
| Name | People (census) | Median sale price | Recorded crime per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DA1Dartford, Temple Hill | 65,309 | £370,000 | 98.4 per 1,000 |
| DA2Dartford, Fleet-Downs | 25,277 | £400,000 | 101.8 per 1,000 |
| DA3Hartley, New Barn | 16,482 | £469,875 | 62.3 per 1,000 |
| DA4South Darenth, Eynsford | 9,224 | £385,000 | 69.6 per 1,000 |
| DA5Bexley, Joyden's Wood | 20,964 | £525,000 | 44.0 per 1,000 |
| DA6Bexleyheath | 11,533 | £420,000 | 96.7 per 1,000 |
| DA7Bexleyheath, Barnehurst | 36,778 | £480,000 | 78.4 per 1,000 |
| DA8Northumberland Heath, Erith | 37,735 | £365,000 | 99.3 per 1,000 |
| DA9Swanscombe, Stone | 14,456 | £365,000 | 204.2 per 1,000 |
| DA10Ebbsfleet Valley, Knockhall | 11,351 | £325,000 | 85.4 per 1,000 |
| DA11Northfleet, New House | 41,213 | £325,000 | 110.6 per 1,000 |
| DA12Gravesend, Windmill Hill | 49,886 | £355,000 | 92.8 per 1,000 |
| DA13Hook Green, Istead Rise | 14,188 | £525,000 | 42.5 per 1,000 |
| DA14Sidcup, Foots Cray | 23,101 | £408,000 | 80.5 per 1,000 |
| DA15Blackfen, Sidcup | 29,384 | £458,500 | 53.7 per 1,000 |
| DA16Welling, Falconwood | 37,556 | £465,750 | 61.2 per 1,000 |
| DA17Lower Belvedere, Lessness Heath | 19,998 | £370,000 | 90.7 per 1,000 |
| DA18Lower Belvedere, Thamesmead | 5,299 | £255,000 | 99.9 per 1,000 |
DA in brief
The DA postcode area, named after Dartford, has 18 postcode districts.
The median price paid for a home in DA was £405,000 in 2025.
DA had 469,734 usual residents at the census.
In DA, 87.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In DA, 3.5% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.