Total Crime Rate

100.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 100.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Warden Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 139th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Warden Road (ME12 4EJ) in the last 12 months was 100.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (66.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Warden Road (ME12 4EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Squires Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramley Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Warden Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dicksons Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warden Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Cheyne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheyne Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheyne Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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