Postcode · Gravesend
Crime in DA12 9LE
How much crime is recorded in DA12 9LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Milton & Chalk
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,739 (2024)
DA12 9LEGravesend
How safe is DA12 9LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA12 9LE 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
35.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 9LENational
Violence and sexual offences25.723.6
Anti-social behaviour20.310.7
Other theft9.54.5
Vehicle crime6.53.5
Criminal damage and arson5.64.7
Burglary4.49.1
Public order2.14.6
Drugs2.12.4
Robbery2.01.4
Shoplifting1.68.4
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 39% 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.