Total Crime Rate

141.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 141.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 14.9 9/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Vale Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Northfleet & Springhead , and the 74th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vale Road (DA11 9RE) in the last 12 months was 141.3 per 1,000 residents and was 12.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vale Road (DA11 9RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Laburnum Grove (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vale Road area

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

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