Total Crime Rate

49.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.8 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Other theft 10.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.1 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bellman Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 313 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 Bellman Avenue (DA12 1RF) in the last 12 months was 49.8 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Chalk average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bellman Avenue (DA12 1RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brown Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bellman Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roehampton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hampton Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brown Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Brown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gerald Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Denton Court Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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