Gravesham crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Gravesham crime rate

Crime rating – high.

Gravesham ranks 6th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 12788 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Gravesham has a population of 106900. This equates to a crime rate of 119.63 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 4.14 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Gravesham are Violence and sexual offences (36.3%) Anti-social behaviour (17.3%) Criminal damage and arson (9.6%) and least common crime types are Robbery (0.9%) Theft from the person (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.5%).

There are 18 wards in Gravesham. Wards with high crime rates are Pelham (282.4), Riverside (Gravesham) (163.2), Northfleet South (146.8) . On the other end, safest wards are Meopham South and Vigo (56.0), Meopham North (51.5), Higham (Gravesham) (48.1) .

Gravesham crime incidents by crime type

A total of 12788 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4642 (36.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2215 (17.3)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1227 (9.6)%
Other theft – 907 (7.1)%
Vehicle crime – 850 (6.6)%
Public order – 656 (5.1)%
Drugs – 608 (4.8)%
Shoplifting – 546 (4.3)%
Burglary – 422 (3.3)%
Other crime – 348 (2.7)%
Possession of weapons – 116 (0.9)%
Robbery – 111 (0.9)%
Theft from the person – 80 (0.6)%
Bicycle theft – 60 (0.5)%

How does Gravesham compare against nearby areas ?

Gravesham ranks 6th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Gravesham is compared against

Crime rates in Gravesham wards

There are 18 wards within Gravesham. Pelham, Riverside (Gravesham), Northfleet South has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 18 wards from high crime rate to low.