Total Crime Rate
98.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Margarets Crescent area has the 26th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 113th 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 St Margarets Crescent (DA12 4EH) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -88.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Margarets Crescent (DA12 4EH), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chalk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Hilda'S Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Medhurst Gardens | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilda'S Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| 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 | St Gregory'S Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Medhurst Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Gregory'S Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| 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 | Freeman Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Freeman Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Chad'S Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Chad'S Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Chad'S Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Hilda'S Way | Under investigation |
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