Total Crime Rate

88.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.5 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 88.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 30.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Other theft 19.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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.
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Crime overview

Dover Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northfleet & Springhead , and the 118th highest crime rate of 313 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 Dover Road (DA11 9PH) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 30.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dover Road (DA11 9PH), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tooley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shepherd Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hartfield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lime Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Laburnum Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Laburnum Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salem Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Salem Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laburnum Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs B2175 Under investigation
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Data Sources

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