Total Crime Rate

92.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · 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 92.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.3 10/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Valley Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 119th highest crime rate of 316 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 Valley Drive (DA12 5RS) in the last 12 months was 92.2 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% higher than the Chalk average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 1700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1700.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Drive (DA12 5RS), the main crime hotspot is near Lindisfarne Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Valley Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime St Aidan'S Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Benedict'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Benedict'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hampton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Thomas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Aidan'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sandpipers Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Aidan'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Benedict'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wye Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Benedict'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hillside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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