Postcode · Gravesend
Crime in DA13 9DB
How much crime is recorded in DA13 9DB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Istead Rise & Meopham
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,833 (2024)
How safe is DA13 9DB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the DA13 9DB area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).
DA13 9DBNational
Anti-social behaviour12.810.7
Violence and sexual offences11.223.6
Vehicle crime4.73.5
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting2.68.4
Burglary1.59.1
Public order1.44.6
Other crime0.51.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 8% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.