Total Crime Rate
24.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Hildas Way area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 313 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 St Hildas Way (DA12 4AZ) in the last 12 months was 24.1 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% lower than the Chalk average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 18.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Hildas Way (DA12 4AZ), the main crime hotspot is near St Patrick'S Gardens. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Westcourt| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Francis Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Patrick'S Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | St Patrick'S Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Patrick'S Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Columba'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilda'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Hilda'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | St Aidan'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Aidan'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Rise | Under investigation |
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