Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

College Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 200th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around College Road (ME10 1LN) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.8% lower than the Borden and Grove Park average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -64.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around College Road (ME10 1LN), 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 College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barrow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bassett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ufton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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