Total Crime Rate
73.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bankside area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northfleet & Springhead , and the 141st highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bankside (DA11 9HR) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Northfleet & Springhead average (103.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bankside (DA11 9HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Rose Street, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fishermen'S Hill (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Northfleet & Springhead| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Council Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bankside | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | High Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hive Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hive Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hive Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Kent Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | South Kent Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | South Kent Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Kent Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Fishermen'S Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fishermen'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Fishermen'S Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fishermen'S Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Fishermen'S Hill | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Factory Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Factory Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Factory Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Factory Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rose Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Rose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lawn Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rose Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Huntley Avenue | — |
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