Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 81.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 27.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Standard Quay area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 181st highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Standard Quay (ME13 7BS) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Abbey average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Standard Quay (ME13 7BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Street, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Standard Quay area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvedere Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Chambers Wharf Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Waterside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lammas Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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