Total Crime Rate

351.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

267.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 351.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 267.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 255.3 10/10
  • Other crime 58.5 10/10
  • Public order 12.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lower Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 19th highest crime rate of 453 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 Lower Road (ME12 3SY) in the last 12 months was 351.1 per 1,000 residents and was 432.6% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (65.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 35.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 151 (≈ 267.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

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Data Sources

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