Total Crime Rate

21.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.2 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.6 3/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Riverview Park , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Drive (DA12 4BY) in the last 12 months was 21.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Riverview Park average (53.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (DA12 4BY), the main crime hotspot is near St Patrick'S Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Valley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery The Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pankhurst Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St George'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St George'S Crescent —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hilda'S Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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