Total Crime Rate

175.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 175.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 97.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 88.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bell Farm Lane area has the 9th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 64th 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 Bell Farm Lane (ME12 4JB) in the last 12 months was 175.2 per 1,000 residents and was 165.7% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 97.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bell Farm Lane (ME12 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Farm Lane. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bell Farm Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Bell Farm Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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