Total Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

9.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 26.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 9.8 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Forge Lane area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 43rd lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forge Lane (DA12 2NE) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 3 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 Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forge Lane (DA12 2NE), the main crime hotspot is near Brown Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forge Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fenners Marsh Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Damigos Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beane Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gargery Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brown Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Brown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dering Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maypole Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nobles Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nobles Mead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Medbury Road —
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Data Sources

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