Total Crime Rate

198.3 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 198.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.7 8/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 7/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cornwell Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 316 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 Cornwell Avenue (DA12 5HS) in the last 12 months was 198.3 per 1,000 residents and was 194.8% higher than the Chalk average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -77.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 54.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwell Avenue (DA12 5HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near York Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Princes Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cornwell Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Ivy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ash Road β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Ash Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour York Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ivy Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Porchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Porchfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Porchfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Princes Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Parade β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitehill Parade Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Truro Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Whitehill Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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