Total Crime Rate

636.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.2 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 636.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 253.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 164.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Drugs 19.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 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

Milton Road area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 6th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Road (ME10 3EX) in the last 12 months was 636.4 per 1,000 residents and was 956.5% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 117 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 134.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Road (ME10 3EX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 295 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/79)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Pembury Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pembury Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pembury Street —
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fountain Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pembury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fountain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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