Crime Rate in Higham & Shorne, ward

Higham & Shorne has the 5th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Gravesham district and the 3056th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 589th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Higham & Shorne in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% lower than the Gravesham district average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Higham & Shorne’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 105 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 26.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 125 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Higham & Shorne ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Bowesden Lane, with 17 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Mountbatten Avenue (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.