Total Crime Rate

111.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 56.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.4 6/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.8 1/10
  • Burglary 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Overcliffe area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pelham , and the 90th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Overcliffe (DA11 0EF) in the last 12 months was 111.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Pelham average (201.1 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 , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Overcliffe (DA11 0EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 138 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Road (45 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Overcliffe area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathmore Road
Apr 2026Burglary Darnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Way
Apr 2026Other theft Thames Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bligh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bath Street
Apr 2026Public order Barrack Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St James'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime New Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Darnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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