Total Crime Rate

138.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 138.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.7 10/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other theft 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thistle Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 77th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thistle Road (DA12 2JS) in the last 12 months was 138.5 per 1,000 residents and was 105.9% higher than the Chalk average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Road (DA12 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Rose Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thistle Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gunfleet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shamrock Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nobles Mead —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nobles Mead —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Maypole Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Dering Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shamrock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rose Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roehampton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roehampton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shamrock Road —
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Data Sources

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