Total Crime Rate

82.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Other crime 9.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.2 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
  • Theft from the person 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

Orchard Cottages area has the 6th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown , and the 143rd highest 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 Orchard Cottages (DA12 3AL) in the last 12 months was 82.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% higher than the Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Cottages (DA12 3AL), the main crime hotspot is near Jeskyns Road, with 6 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Cottages area

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Data Sources

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