Total Crime Rate
425.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Albans Close area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk , and the 11th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around St Albans Close (DA12 5SE) in the last 12 months was 425.5 per 1,000 residents and was 532.6% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -58.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 293.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Albans Close (DA12 5SE), 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.
View Crime In Chalk| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Truro Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pankhurst Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pankhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pankhurst Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Alban'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | St Alban'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Valley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | St Aidan'S Way | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Aidan'S Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Taunton Vale | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Aidan'S Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wye Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | St Alban'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Benedict'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | St Benedict'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | St Benedict'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Whitehill Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | St Benedict'S Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Alban'S Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Thomas Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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