Total Crime Rate

191.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 191.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 46.6 8/10
  • Other theft 41.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 24.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kemsley Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Coldharbour & Perry Street , and the 39th highest crime rate of 313 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 Kemsley Close (DA11 8PH) in the last 12 months was 191.8 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher than the Coldharbour & Perry Street average (119.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -54.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kemsley Close (DA11 8PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Boucher Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kemsley Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dogwood Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sorrel Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boucher Drive

Data Sources

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