Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 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 34.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dombey Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Higham & Shorne , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 313 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 Dombey Close (ME3 7AE) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.2% lower than the Higham & Shorne average (54.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dombey Close (ME3 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ash Crescent, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brice Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Dombey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Telegraph Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gravesend Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Norah Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ash Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ash Crescent —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dombey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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