Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Old Road East area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 105th lowest crime rate of 316 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 Old Road East (DA12 1NQ) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% lower than the Denton average (105.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 93.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old Road East (DA12 1NQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cross Lane East, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lingfield Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old Road East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B261 —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Old Manor Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sandy Bank Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Spire Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Lane East Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cross Lane East Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cross Lane East Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Rouge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Rouge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lingfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parrock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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