Total Crime Rate

215.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.9 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 215.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 113.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.3 10/10
  • Other theft 16.9 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sand Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 48th 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 Sand Court (ME12 4RF) in the last 12 months was 215.2 per 1,000 residents and was 222.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sand Court (ME12 4RF), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sand Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Promenade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leysdown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Leysdown Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Promenade
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eastern Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastern Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vanity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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