Crime Rate in Northfleet & Springhead, ward

Northfleet & Springhead has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Gravesham district and the 1017th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 113th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Northfleet & Springhead in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% higher than the Gravesham district average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Northfleet & Springhead’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 476 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 4 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 562 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Northfleet & Springhead ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Police Station, with 49 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Laburnum Grove (29 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.