Total Crime Rate

215.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 215.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.9 9/10
  • Drugs 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Richmond Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 36th highest crime rate of 316 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 Richmond Drive (DA12 4DJ) in the last 12 months was 215.1 per 1,000 residents and was 219.8% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 110.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Drive (DA12 4DJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 42 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Drive (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Richmond Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Gregory'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gregory'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Medhurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medhurst Gardens —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bellman Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farriers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freeman Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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