Crime Rate in Minster Cliffs, ward

Minster Cliffs has the 9th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 3731st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 555th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Minster Cliffs in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Minster Cliffs’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 210 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 244 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Minster Cliffs ward, the main local crime hotspot is near The Maples. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.