Total Crime Rate

94.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Connaught Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Homewood , and the 149th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Connaught Road (ME10 1EH) in the last 12 months was 94.5 per 1,000 residents and was 166.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (ME10 1EH), the main crime hotspot is near William Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Valenciennes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Connaught Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ufton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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