Total Crime Rate

42.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.5 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 42.8 4/10
  • Violent crimes 16.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • 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
  • 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

Valley Drive area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Chalk , and the 96th 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 Valley Drive (DA12 5SB) in the last 12 months was 42.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime 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 ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valley Drive (DA12 5SB), the main crime hotspot is near St Alban'S Gardens. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 40 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Patrick'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Avon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Benedict'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Benedict'S Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Patrick'S Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Close —
Apr 2026Other theft St Patrick'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Aidan'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Valley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Aidan'S Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Hilda'S Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evesham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Hilda'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Alban'S Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Columba'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Avon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Alban'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Alban'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Avon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Alban'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Alban'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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