Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.7 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 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 55.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wilberforce Way area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 25 local areas in Riverview Park , and the 106th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilberforce Way (DA12 5DH) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% higher than the Riverview Park average (58.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 55.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilberforce Way (DA12 5DH), the main crime hotspot is near Chichester Rise. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilberforce Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mungo Park Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nansen Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nansen Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mungo Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Mungo Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mungo Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Mungo Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mungo Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wilberforce Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruffets Wood
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Scott Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Livingstone Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Miskin Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Miskin Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilberforce Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruffets Wood Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Wilberforce Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Chichester Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Chichester Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Rise Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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