Total Crime Rate

242.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.3 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 242.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 74.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Robbery 10.6 9/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 8th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 38th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME10 2BB) in the last 12 months was 242.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% lower than the Chalkwell average (366.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -46.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME10 2BB), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newbridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milbourne Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Middletune Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middletune Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Middletune Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyngley Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dyngley Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenbrook Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glenbrook Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regis Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Court Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newbridge Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regis Crescent Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Cortland Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrave Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawkins Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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