Total Crime Rate

54.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

22.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 54.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 22.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Porchfield Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 130th lowest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Porchfield Close (DA12 5PX) in the last 12 months was 54.5 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower than the Chalk average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porchfield Close (DA12 5PX), the main crime hotspot is near Princes Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porchfield Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehill Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitehill Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pegasus Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Princes Road —
Apr 2026Public order Whitehill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lamorna Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lamorna Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Whitehill Parade —
Apr 2026Public order Whitehill Parade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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