Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Melody Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 214th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Melody Close (ME12 4PU) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Melody Close (ME12 4PU), the main crime hotspot is near St Clements Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Melody Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Bucklers Close —
Oct 2025Anti-social behaviour Leicester Gardens —
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Sea Approach Unable to prosecute suspect
Oct 2025Violence and sexual offences Condor Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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