Total Crime Rate

222.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

184.8 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 222.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 184.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 182.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 0.5 1/10
  • Robbery 0.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 42nd 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 Church Road (ME12 4DH) in the last 12 months was 222.3 per 1,000 residents and was 237.2% 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 335 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 340 (≈ 184.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (ME12 4DH), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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