Total Crime Rate

202.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

167.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 202.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 167.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.8 10/10
  • Other crime 14.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.5 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent View Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 55th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent View Drive (ME12 4DP) in the last 12 months was 202.7 per 1,000 residents and was 204.2% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 305 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 309 (≈ 167.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent View Drive (ME12 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Kent View Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Georges Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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