Crime Rates at Waterton Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 2PY

Waterton Avenue area has the 27th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 115th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waterton Avenue (DA12 2PY) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterton Avenue (DA12 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Denton Court Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.