Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.0 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Old Road West area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 101st highest crime rate of 313 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 Old Road West (DA11 0LN) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Denton average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 55.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road West (DA11 0LN), the main crime hotspot is near Portland Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road West area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Dashwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Barnfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dashwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs The Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynton Road South
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Road East
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Portland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road South Under investigation

Data Sources

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