Total Crime Rate

51.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 51.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Strand Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strand Close (DA13 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 51.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown average (81.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -58.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strand Close (DA13 0EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntingfield Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown

Crime Over Time in Strand Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Longfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson School Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lances Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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