Total Crime Rate

149.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 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 149.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 8/10
  • Drugs 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rochester Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 58th 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 Rochester Road (DA12 4TY) in the last 12 months was 149.5 per 1,000 residents and was 153.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery 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 theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Road (DA12 4TY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brown Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rose Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rochester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maypole Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silver Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brown Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Brown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brown Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Gregory'S Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Gregory'S Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Gregory'S Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Jubilee Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Dering Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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