Total Crime Rate

300.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.8 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 300.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 131.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.8 9/10
  • Other theft 31.3 10/10
  • Public order 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 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

Kent Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 25th 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 Kent Avenue (ME12 2DX) in the last 12 months was 300.0 per 1,000 residents and was 350.2% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 168.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Avenue (ME12 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near The Maples. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noreen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shurland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maples Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magpie Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magpie Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magpie Court —
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Data Sources

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