Total Crime Rate

426.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 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 426.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 165.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Public order 13.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.9 10/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Grove Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 15th highest crime rate of 454 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 Grove Avenue (ME12 4QE) in the last 12 months was 426.1 per 1,000 residents and was 565.7% 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 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 450.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 88 (≈ 191.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Avenue (ME12 4QE), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grove Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Manor Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Eastern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Manor Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Grove Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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