Total Crime Rate

120.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Drugs 35.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Covesfield area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northfleet & Springhead , and the 91st highest crime rate of 316 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 Covesfield (DA11 0EG) in the last 12 months was 120.0 per 1,000 residents and was 4.6% lower than the Northfleet & Springhead average (125.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Covesfield (DA11 0EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overcliffe (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Covesfield area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mark'S Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vauxhall Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grange Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lennox Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overcliffe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overcliffe Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overcliffe —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Overcliffe —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Covesfield —
Sep 2025Other crime Granville Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Overcliffe Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Burch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burch Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Beaumont Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fountain Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Fountain Walk Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fountain Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fountain Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fountain Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Chestnut Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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