Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watercress Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northfleet & Springhead , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Watercress Way (DA11 9FE) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 43.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watercress Way (DA11 9FE), the main crime hotspot is near Laburnum Grove. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Watercress Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Vale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Watercress Way 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 Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gouge Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Laburnum Grove Under investigation
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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson A226 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Grove —
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