Total Crime Rate
7.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Minster Drive area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Minster Drive (ME12 2ND) in the last 12 months was 7.2 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% lower than the Minster Cliffs average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Minster Drive (ME12 2ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenview Close, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clovelly Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Minster Cliffs| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wards Hill Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southsea Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Leas | — |
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