Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 45.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Churchill Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 151st lowest crime rate of 453 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 Churchill Road (ME12 2SW) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 32.0% lower than the Minster Cliffs average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Road (ME12 2SW), the main crime hotspot is near Tams Gardens. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Churchill Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tams Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tams Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Tams Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baldwin Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tams Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Tams Gardens Under investigation

Data Sources

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