Total Crime Rate

171.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 9.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

The Hive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northfleet & Springhead , and the 45th 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 The Hive (DA11 9DE) in the last 12 months was 171.0 per 1,000 residents and was 65.2% higher than the Northfleet & Springhead average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 80.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Hive (DA11 9DE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingston Court (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Northfleet & Springhead

Crime Over Time in The Hive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lawn Road
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hive Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Hive Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hive Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingston Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kingston Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Creek Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Fishermen'S Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fishermen'S Hill
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fishermen'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fishermen'S Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kingston Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fishermen'S Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Huntley Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wallis Park
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankside Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Factory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Factory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Factory Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Factory Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wallis Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.