Crime Rate in Painters Ash, ward

Painters Ash has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Gravesham district and the 3183rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 442nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Painters Ash in the last 12 months was 72.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.1% lower than the Gravesham district average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Painters Ash’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 107 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 67.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -69.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 107 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Painters Ash ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.