Postcode · Gravesend
Crime in DA12 5EL
How much crime is recorded in DA12 5EL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Gravesend South & Coldharbour
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,259 (2024)
DA12 5ELGravesend
How safe is DA12 5EL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA12 5EL area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
54
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 5ELNational
Violence and sexual offences18.723.6
Anti-social behaviour13.010.7
Burglary8.89.1
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Other theft4.74.5
Shoplifting3.28.4
Criminal damage and arson3.24.7
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.01.4
Drugs0.92.4
Public order0.74.6
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 16% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.