Total Crime Rate

211.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 211.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 105.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leysdown Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 48th highest crime rate of 454 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 4LN) in the last 12 months was 211.0 per 1,000 residents and was 229.6% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leysdown Road (ME12 4LN), the main crime hotspot is near Vanity Road. Police recorded 31 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leysdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vanity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Vanity Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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