Total Crime Rate

389.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

189.1 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 389.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 189.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Other theft 26.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.6 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 15.2 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Leysdown Road area has the highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 14th 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 Leysdown Road (ME12 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 389.1 per 1,000 residents and was 483.9% 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 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 189.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leysdown Road (ME12 4EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vanity Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Leysdown Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leysdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leysdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leysdown Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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