Total Crime Rate

206.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 206.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 81.5 10/10
  • Other theft 35.3 10/10
  • Drugs 21.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.2 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.4 8/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vale Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coldharbour & Perry Street , and the 40th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Road (DA11 8DA) in the last 12 months was 206.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% higher than the Coldharbour & Perry Street average (122.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 89.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (DA11 8DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coulton Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gouge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coulton Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coulton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fortrye Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fortrye Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Old Perry Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Margaret'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Thomas Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Thomas Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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