Postcode · Gravesend
Crime in DA12 2DN
How much crime is recorded in DA12 2DN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milton & Chalk
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,964 (2024)
How safe is DA12 2DN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA12 2DN area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
31.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 2DNNational
Violence and sexual offences26.323.6
Anti-social behaviour17.410.7
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Other theft8.94.5
Burglary7.09.1
Vehicle crime3.33.5
Drugs2.02.4
Other crime1.51.5
Public order1.44.6
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 30% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.