Total Crime Rate
140.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cerne Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 75th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cerne Road (DA12 4BN) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cerne Road (DA12 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freeman Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Margaret'S Crescent (13 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 | Caliph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Hilda'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Dorset Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caliph Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cerne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilda'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilda'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Chad'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Chad'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freeman Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Freeman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Way Volante | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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