Total Crime Rate

215.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 215.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 89.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 65.0 10/10
  • Other theft 32.5 10/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.1 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hawkins Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Riverview Park , and the 29th 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 Hawkins Avenue (DA12 5NB) in the last 12 months was 215.5 per 1,000 residents and was 268.5% higher than the Riverview Park average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -81.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 89.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hawkins Avenue (DA12 5NB), the main crime hotspot is near Mallory Close. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hawkins Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wilberforce Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Warrior Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Montgomery Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mungo Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mungo Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mungo Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mungo Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mungo Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mungo Park Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilberforce Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nansen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cedar Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Bramble Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferguson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ferguson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferguson Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferguson Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nansen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dunkirk Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Mallory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chichester Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chichester Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Road —
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Data Sources

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