Crime Rates at Dickens Road, Gravesend, DA12 2JX

Dickens Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 123rd lowest 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 Dickens Road (DA12 2JX) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.9% lower than the Chalk average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -63.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dickens Road (DA12 2JX), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.