Total Crime Rate

188.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Other theft 29.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 453 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 High Street (ME10 2AE) in the last 12 months was 188.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.5% lower than the Chalkwell average (366.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 88.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME10 2AE), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 133 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sprotshill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periwinkle Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periwinkle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Frobisher Close
Apr 2026Other crime Frobisher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sprotshill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hawkins Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Periwinkle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brewery Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrave Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dobbie Close
Apr 2026Public order Dobbie Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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