Crime Rates at Ridgeway Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5BE

Ridgeway Avenue area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 313 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 Ridgeway Avenue (DA12 5BE) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Denton average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridgeway Avenue (DA12 5BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gloucester Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.