Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.6 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Victoria Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 125th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

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 Victoria Road (ME10 1BS) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% higher than the Borden and Grove Park average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (ME10 1BS), the main crime hotspot is near Cavell Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cavell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barkers Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bourne Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Copper Beech Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staplehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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