Crap Towns / Gravesend / Crime

How much crime is there in Gravesend?

The police recorded 98.6 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Gravesend from September 2023 to August 2026, 29% higher than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 42.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 83.5, down from 112 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	112	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	100	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	83.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	42.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	11.5	7.0
Other theft	9.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	7.7	3.8
Shoplifting	7.0	7.1
Drugs	5.1	2.4
Public order	4.8	6.6
Burglary	3.7	3.1
Other crime	3.5	2.0
Robbery	1.4	0.6
Possession of weapons	1.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.9	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Stone	8.3 km	339
Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock	9.1 km	132
Tilbury	4.0 km	120
Gravesend	–	98.6
Northfleet	3.2 km	96.5
Grays	7.1 km	90.0
Rochester	8.6 km	89.3
Chadwell St Mary	6.0 km	81.3
Swanscombe	6.0 km	79.1
East Tilbury	6.4 km	67.8
Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley	6.5 km	46.0
The typical town	–	76.2