Total Crime Rate
206.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vale 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.
View Crime In Coldharbour & Perry Street| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Vale Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Gouge Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coulton Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Coulton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fortrye Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fortrye Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Old Perry Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Margaret'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Thomas Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | St Thomas Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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