Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Rumania Walk area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 153rd highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rumania Walk (DA12 4HW) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rumania Walk (DA12 4HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Freeman Road, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cruden Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rumania Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Medhurst Gardens —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Freeman Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Freeman Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Medhurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cervia Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caliph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cruden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caliph Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ionia Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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