Total Crime Rate

523.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 523.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 179.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 168.9 10/10
  • Public order 76.3 10/10
  • Drugs 46.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 16.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.6 6/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coldharbour & Perry Street , and the 6th 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 8DD) in the last 12 months was 523.2 per 1,000 residents and was 326.5% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 6100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 100 (≈ 272.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (DA11 8DD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A226 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Watercress Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watercress Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gouge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A226 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A226 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A226 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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