Total Crime Rate

351.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 351.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 257.1 10/10
  • Other crime 56.7 10/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hunsdon Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 19th highest crime rate of 454 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 Hunsdon Close (ME12 4AU) in the last 12 months was 351.1 per 1,000 residents and was 448.4% higher 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 145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 36.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 150 (≈ 266.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunsdon Close (ME12 4AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Plough Road, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Court Tree Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hunsdon Close area

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Data Sources

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