Total Crime Rate
212.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
80.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Baffin Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Riverview Park , and the 30th 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 Baffin Road (DA12 5BS) in the last 12 months was 212.3 per 1,000 residents and was 263.1% higher than the Riverview Park average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Baffin Road (DA12 5BS), the main crime hotspot is near Mallory Close. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Singlewell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nansen Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallory Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferguson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ferguson Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferguson Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferguson Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | York Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hawkins Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mallory Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bramble Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mallory Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Mallory Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cedar Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Princes Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Warrior Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | York Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunkirk Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Ash Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gloucester Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Nansen Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mungo Park Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mungo Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mungo Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mungo Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Mungo Park Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mungo Park Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Montgomery Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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