Total Crime Rate

137.0 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 137.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Drugs 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Preston Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coldharbour & Perry Street , and the 78th 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 Preston Road (DA11 8DE) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Road (DA11 8DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coulton Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Watercress Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A226 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coulton Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gouge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Coulton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Watercress Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Watercress Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A226 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A226 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A226 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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