Postcode · Gravesend
Crime in DA12 1RF
How much crime is recorded in DA12 1RF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milton & Chalk
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,837 (2024)
DA12 1RFGravesend
How safe is DA12 1RF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA12 1RF area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
DA12 1RFNational
Violence and sexual offences15.323.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary5.09.1
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime2.01.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Drugs0.92.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.