Total Crime Rate

83.0 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 83.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.7 5/10
  • Burglary 18.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bassett Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 178th 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 Bassett Road (ME10 1JR) in the last 12 months was 83.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% lower than the Chalkwell average (400.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bassett Road (ME10 1JR), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bassett Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ufton Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Barrow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bassett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
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Data Sources

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