Postcode · Gravesend
Crime in DA12 2SP
How much crime is recorded in DA12 2SP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milton & Chalk
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,999 (2024)
DA12 2SPGravesend
How safe is DA12 2SP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA12 2SP area, above 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
35.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
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 2SPNational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour10.610.7
Criminal damage and arson6.94.7
Other theft6.84.5
Shoplifting5.28.4
Vehicle crime4.23.5
Burglary2.89.1
Other crime2.61.5
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.72.4
Robbery1.71.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 32% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.