Crime Rates at Hawkins Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5NB

Hawkins Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Riverview Park , and the 25th 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 Hawkins Avenue (DA12 5NB) in the last 12 months was 288.6 per 1,000 residents and was 444.6% higher than the Riverview Park average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkins Avenue (DA12 5NB), the main crime hotspot is near Mallory Close. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.