Crime Rates at St Francis Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 4SY

St Francis Avenue area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 151st highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Francis Avenue (DA12 4SY) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Francis Avenue (DA12 4SY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caliph Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.