Crime Rate in Town, ward

Town has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 wards in Gravesham district and the 672nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 77th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Town in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 39.2% higher than the Gravesham district average (105.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Town’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 628 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 13 cases , up 85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 85.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -58.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 726 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Town ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Chase Square, with 205 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around King Street (77 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.