Crime Rates at Laurel Avenue, Gravesend, DA12 5QP

Laurel Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 47th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laurel Avenue (DA12 5QP) in the last 12 months was 27.1 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Denton average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laurel Avenue (DA12 5QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lamorna Avenue, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.