Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Primrose Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Homewood , and the 150th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Primrose Avenue (ME10 4FE) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 28.2% higher than the Homewood average (35.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Primrose Avenue (ME10 4FE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Primrose Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order Violet Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerrards Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerrards Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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