Crime Rates at St Benedicts Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 4EU

St Benedicts Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 18th 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 St Benedicts Avenue (DA12 4EU) in the last 12 months was 329.7 per 1,000 residents and was 390.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 173.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Benedicts Avenue (DA12 4EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lindisfarne Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.