Total Crime Rate

105.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

31.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 105.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 31.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ripney Hill area has the 15th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 130th highest crime rate of 453 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 Ripney Hill (ME12 2EG) in the last 12 months was 105.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ripney Hill (ME12 2EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Marian Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Edwina Avenue (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ripney Hill area

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Data Sources

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