Total Crime Rate

88.7 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 88.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

London Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 169th 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 London Road (ME10 1NA) in the last 12 months was 88.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 39.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ME10 1NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Robbery West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour West Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bassett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences William Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hawthorn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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