Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 57.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sun Lane area has the 12th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Denton , and the 138th lowest crime rate of 313 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 Sun Lane (DA12 5HR) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 31.3% lower than the Denton average (83.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sun Lane (DA12 5HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sun Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehill Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road
Apr 2026Burglary York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour York Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamorna Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pegasus Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Whitehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lamorna Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehill Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Parade
Apr 2026Public order Whitehill Parade Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gloucester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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