Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Drugs 9.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Avenue area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coldharbour & Perry Street , and the 154th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (DA11 8DL) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 37.5% lower than the Coldharbour & Perry Street average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 190.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (DA11 8DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coulton Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Third Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Thomas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Old Perry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coulton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coulton Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gouge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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