Total Crime Rate

140.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 140.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.0 9/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.4 10/10
  • Burglary 7.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

St Margarets Crescent area has the 19th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 75th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Margarets Crescent (DA12 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 140.3 per 1,000 residents and was 108.5% 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 -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 57.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Margarets Crescent (DA12 4EJ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Margarets Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs St Chad'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cerne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freeman Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Gregory'S Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gregory'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caliph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caliph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dorset Crescent —
Sep 2025Other theft Medhurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Chad'S Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medhurst Gardens —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Chad'S Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Hilda'S Way —
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Data Sources

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