Crime Rate in Roman, ward

Roman has the 10th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 2926th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 394th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Roman in the last 12 months was 76.8 per 1,000 residents and was 28.5% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Roman’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 241 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 Robbery ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 282 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Roman ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 280 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.