Total Crime Rate
5.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lower Higham Road area has the lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 2nd lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lower Higham Road (DA12 2NN) in the last 12 months was 5.2 per 1,000 residents and was 92.3% lower than the Chalk average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
In the area around Lower Higham Road (DA12 2NN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cricket Marsh Walk, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chalk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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