Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.6 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 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 53.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Mead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 146th 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 Mead Road (DA11 7PP) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mead Road (DA11 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Alfred Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane East Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alfred Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Thomas'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Woodfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences B261 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cross Lane West —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cross Lane West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ferndale Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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