Total Crime Rate
147.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cerne Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 61st highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cerne Road (DA12 4BN) in the last 12 months was 147.5 per 1,000 residents and was 150.4% higher than the Chalk average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cerne Road (DA12 4BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Margaret'S Crescent, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Caliph Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Riverview Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilda'S Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caliph Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Hilda'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Francis Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windhover Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clipper Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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