Total Crime Rate

154.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 154.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Other crime 10.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 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

Victoria Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pelham , and the 54th 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 Victoria Avenue (DA12 1BU) in the last 12 months was 154.7 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% lower than the Pelham average (201.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Avenue (DA12 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near New Road. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/81)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Edwin Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Mead Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Peter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Home Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Home Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Home Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Home Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Mead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Mead Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Spencer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Home Mead Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathmore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathmore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathmore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rathmore Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clive Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Darnley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Spencer Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Brandon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clarence Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barrack Row —
Apr 2026Other crime Darnley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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