Crime Rates at Worcester Close, Istead Rise, Gravesend, DA13 9LB

Worcester Close area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown , and the 75th highest crime rate of 313 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 Worcester Close (DA13 9LB) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.9% higher than the Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 225.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 128.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Worcester Close (DA13 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Istead Rise (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.