Total Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 19.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hays Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 105th 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 Hays Road (DA12 2FF) in the last 12 months was 46.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hays Road (DA12 2FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fenners Marsh, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saltun Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hays Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saltun Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenners Marsh Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Beane Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gargery Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copperfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copperfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rochester Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medbury Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lodding Salt Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longmeade Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Longmeade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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