Total Crime Rate

321.3 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 321.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.0 10/10
  • Public order 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Drugs 18.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.0 10/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Mountside Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northfleet & Springhead , and the 19th 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 Mountside Close (DA11 9FD) in the last 12 months was 321.3 per 1,000 residents and was 155.5% higher than the Northfleet & Springhead average (125.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 156.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountside Close (DA11 9FD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shepherd Street (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Mountside Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Salem Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shepherd Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Salem Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hartfield Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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