Total Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 12.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rochester Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 12th lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rochester Road (DA12 4TZ) in the last 12 months was 12.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rochester Road (DA12 4TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brown Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Drive (19 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
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farriers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Medhurst Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Richmond Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barr Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Barr Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barr Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forge Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Terence Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cruden Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brown Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Burglary Osney Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Longmeade Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cruden Road —
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Data Sources

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