Total Crime Rate

103.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· 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 103.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Other crime 12.9 10/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bernard Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pelham , and the 108th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bernard Street (DA12 2EX) in the last 12 months was 103.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.9% lower than the Pelham average (210.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (β‰ˆ 51.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 103.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bernard Street (DA12 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chase Square, where police recorded 205 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King Street (77 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bernard Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chase Square β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Crescent Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Crescent Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Andrew'S Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Berkley Crescent Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nightclub β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Berkley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berkley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Berkley Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Public order Harmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Edwin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Commercial Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Place β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Commercial Place β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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