Crime Rates at Elm Road, Gravesend, DA12 5LE

Elm Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Coldharbour & Perry Street , and the 36th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Road (DA12 5LE) in the last 12 months was 200.4 per 1,000 residents and was 67.6% higher than the Coldharbour & Perry Street average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Road (DA12 5LE), 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.