Total Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 15.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.1 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wrotham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 15th 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 Wrotham Road (DA11 7LB) in the last 12 months was 15.2 per 1,000 residents and was 81.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wrotham Road (DA11 7LB), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wrotham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lynton Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New House Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynton Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dashwood Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B261 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New House Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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