Total Crime Rate

78.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 78.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.0 7/10
  • Other theft 33.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Darnley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 131st highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Darnley Road (DA11 0SN) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.3% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 38.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Darnley Road (DA11 0SN), 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 Darnley Road area

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

Data Sources

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