Total Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 14.7 6/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lances Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown , and the 85th highest crime rate of 313 local areas in Gravesham .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lances Close (DA13 0EU) in the last 12 months was 114.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.0% higher than the Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown average (77.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lances Close (DA13 0EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Huntingfield Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lances Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Evendale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour School Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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