Total Crime Rate

288.5 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 288.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 67.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 13.0 9/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crown Quay Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 29th 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 Crown Quay Lane (ME10 3JN) in the last 12 months was 288.5 per 1,000 residents and was 27.9% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (β‰ˆ 95.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Quay Lane (ME10 3JN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Quay Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Victoria Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons The Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heather Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heather Close β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Crown Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Butts β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Butts β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Butts β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Butts β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Butts β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Butts β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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