Total Crime Rate

405.3 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 405.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 104.0 10/10
  • Other theft 48.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.0 6/10
  • Burglary 10.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Other crime 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wellington Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 12th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wellington Street (DA12 1JF) in the last 12 months was 405.3 per 1,000 residents and was 502.5% higher than the Chalk average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (β‰ˆ 157.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellington Street (DA12 1JF), the main crime hotspot is near King Street. Police recorded 128 crimes here, including 77 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wellington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gordon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Guru Nanak Marg Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarendon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarendon Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albert Murray Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Harmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Place β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Berkley Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Place β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waterloo Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Milton Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Place β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Place β€”

Data Sources

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