Total Crime Rate
12.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
4.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Road East area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 6th lowest 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 Old Road East (DA12 1PB) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.2% lower than the Denton average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -91.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Road East (DA12 1PB), the main crime hotspot is near Milton Avenue. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Whitehill & Windmill Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Curlews | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pine Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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