Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 102nd lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Avenue (DA11 0LX) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.1% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Avenue (DA11 0LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pelham Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Darnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grange Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lennox Road East
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pelham Road
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 Essex Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Old Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Old Road West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Barnfield Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road East Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynton Road South
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dashwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Dashwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs The Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Austin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Darnley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
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
Apr 2026Burglary Pelham Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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