Postcode · Gravesend
Crime in DA12 5QS
How much crime is recorded in DA12 5QS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Westcourt
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,374 (2024)
DA12 5QSGravesend
How safe is DA12 5QS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA12 5QS 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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 5QSNational
Burglary18.09.1
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Other theft6.34.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Shoplifting4.08.4
Vehicle crime3.63.5
Public order2.34.6
Other crime2.21.5
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Drugs0.22.4
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.