Total Crime Rate

59.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 59.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.9 5/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 30th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 316 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 Valley Drive (DA12 5RU) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Drive (DA12 5RU), the main crime hotspot is near St Alban'S Gardens. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 51 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 (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Sandpipers Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Thomas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order St Alban'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Alban'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime St Aidan'S Way Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other theft St Aidan'S Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Aidan'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St Alban'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Benedict'S Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Wye Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery St Benedict'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Taunton Vale Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Benedict'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hillside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Benedict'S Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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