Total Crime Rate

91.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Unity Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Homewood , and the 158th highest crime rate of 454 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 Unity Street (ME10 1EG) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 158.4% higher than the Homewood average (35.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 132.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unity Street (ME10 1EG), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Unity Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Valenciennes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pembury Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dover Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembury Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ufton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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