Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Marling Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 52nd lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Marling Way (DA12 4RG) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% lower than the Chalk average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marling Way (DA12 4RG), the main crime hotspot is near Ifield Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Marling Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirrus Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cirrus Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamesis Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ryecroft Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamesis Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cirrus Crescent —
Apr 2026Burglary Fairfields Under investigation
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Data Sources

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