Total Crime Rate

69.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 69.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other theft 14.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lorenden Cottages area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Downs , and the 213th highest crime rate of 454 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 Lorenden Cottages (ME13 0EN) in the last 12 months was 69.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% higher than the East Downs average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lorenden Cottages (ME13 0EN), the main crime hotspot is near Eastling Road. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lorenden Cottages area

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Data Sources

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