Total Crime Rate
109.6 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
53.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Margarets Crescent area has the 21st highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 93rd 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 St Margarets Crescent (DA12 4EH) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.0% higher 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (β 53.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Crescent (DA12 4EH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 32 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 Westcourt| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Margaret'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Medhurst Gardens | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medhurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Medhurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Medhurst Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Gregory'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Gregory'S Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Gregory'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | β |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Chad'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | St Hilda'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Margaret'S Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Windhover Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Caliph Close | Under investigation |
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