Total Crime Rate

23.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 23.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cardinal Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 63rd lowest crime rate of 454 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 Cardinal Close (ME12 2TT) in the last 12 months was 23.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Close (ME12 2TT), the main crime hotspot is near Petfield Close. Police recorded 15 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 Cardinal Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nunnery Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Love Lane —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westcliff Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Winter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Winter Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Charles Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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