Crime Rates at Vicarage Drive, Northfleet, Gravesend, DA11 9HA

Vicarage Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northfleet & Springhead , and the 19th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Drive (DA11 9HA) in the last 12 months was 321.3 per 1,000 residents and was 155.5% higher than the Northfleet & Springhead average (125.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 156.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Drive (DA11 9HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Salem Place, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Path (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.