Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 117.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Shoplifting 12.4 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St Francis Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 82nd highest crime rate of 313 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 Francis Avenue (DA12 4SW) in the last 12 months was 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 99.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Francis Avenue (DA12 4SW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Francis Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cirrus Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cirrus Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanessa Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Fairfields Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamesis Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tamesis Strand Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Francis Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clipper Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caliph Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windhover Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonaventure Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonaventure Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Whinfell Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cirrus Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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