Total Crime Rate

325.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 325.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 112.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.5 10/10
  • Other crime 25.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 25.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent Avenue area has the 5th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 454 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 325.0 per 1,000 residents and was 407.7% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 162.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 160.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Avenue (ME12 2DX), the main crime hotspot is near The Maples. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 24 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Maples Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Minster Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Maples Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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