Total Crime Rate

195.0 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 195.0 9/10
  • Drugs 74.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Orchard Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Coldharbour & Perry Street , and the 46th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (DA11 8HU) in the last 12 months was 195.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.0% 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 Drugs with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (DA11 8HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holden Place, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Waterdales (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Fielden Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fleming Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haldane Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Camden Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterdales Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Waterdales Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterdales Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterdales Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterdales Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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