Total Crime Rate

320.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 320.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.6 10/10
  • Other theft 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 10.6 10/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

High Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 23rd 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 High Street (ME10 2AT) in the last 12 months was 320.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 108.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME10 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 34 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
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regis Place
Sep 2025Drugs Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sprotshill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Court Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Regis Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brewery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Milbourne Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hall Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cortland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frobisher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frobisher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frobisher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sprotshill Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dyngley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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