Total Crime Rate

65.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.8 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 65.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Challenge Close area has the 36th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 155th lowest crime rate of 313 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 Challenge Close (DA12 4RT) in the last 12 months was 65.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.2% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Challenge Close (DA12 4RT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Challenge Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Sirdar Strand Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanessa Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thong Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonaventure Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonaventure Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinfell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vigilant Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Windhover Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caliph Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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