What is the crime rate in gravesham?

As of March 2026, gravesham has an annual crime rate of 90.4 per 1,000 residents, based on 912 recorded offences in the latest month.

How does gravesham rank nationally for crime?

gravesham ranks #179 out of 330 local authorities by total crime volume.

What is the most common crime in gravesham?

The most common crime type in gravesham is Violence & Sexual Offences with 328 incidents in March 2026, accounting for 36.0% of all crime.

March 2026 Source: Kent Police Police

gravesham Crime Intelligence Report

gravesham recorded 912 crimes in March 2026, equating to a crime rate of 8.53 per 1,000 residents. This places gravesham at #179 of 330 local authorities nationally by total crime volume. Crime has increased by 15.3% compared to the previous month. Year-on-year, crime levels are 5.6% lower.

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Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: March 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

912

trending_up +15.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

90.4per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#202of 330

Ranked by annual rate

Kent

#8rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Chase Square Map	Violence and sexual offences: 12 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Public order: 4	12
On or near Meadow Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 21	21
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 4 Vehicle crime: 3	8
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 13	13
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 11	11
On or near Petrol Station Map	Other theft: 9	9
On or near Police Station Map	Criminal damage and arson: 4 Drugs: 2 Other crime: 2	4
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 5 Robbery: 1	5
On or near Gloucester Road Map	Violence and sexual offences: 5	5
On or near Mallory Close Map	Anti-social behaviour: 5	5

Crime Breakdown

March 2026

912 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

328

36.0%

Anti-social Behaviour

166

18.2%

Criminal Damage & Arson

10.4%

Other Theft

9.5%

Vehicle Crime

4.5%

Burglary

4.2%

Other Crime

3.6%

Public Order

3.5%

Drug Offences

3.3%

Shoplifting

2.7%

Weapons Possession

1.5%

Robbery

1.3%

Theft from Person

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.5%

Stop & Search

March 2026

1,611

Total Stops

20.3%

Arrest Rate

279

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

918

Offensive weapons

211

Stolen goods

201

Article for use in theft

159

Articles for use in criminal damage

Goods on which duty has not been paid etc.

Game or poaching equipment

Firearms

Outcome

A no further action disposal912

Community resolution363

Arrest327

Summons / charged by post6

Khat or Cannabis warning2

Caution (simple or conditional)1

Gender

Male1,336

Female248

Other27

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

73.1%

White

8.1%

Black

8.0%

Asian

5.6%

Other

5.1%

Mixed

Stop & search data published by Kent Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

18 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Pelham	137	142.3
2	Singlewell	100	119.0
3	Northfleet North	75	107.0
4	Riverside	85	105.9
5	Northfleet South	64	104.7

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Istead Rise	12	3.5
shield	Meopham North	11	2.5
shield	Meopham South and Vigo	17	3.8
shield	Chalk	13	5.9
shield	Higham	19	4.8

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +15.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -5.6%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_up +0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 330 local authorities in England & Wales.

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