Total Crime Rate

294.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 294.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 145.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 53.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Brent Hill Cottages area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 26th highest crime rate of 453 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 Brent Hill Cottages (ME13 7EE) in the last 12 months was 294.3 per 1,000 residents and was 113.7% higher than the Abbey average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 53.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brent Hill Cottages (ME13 7EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near West Street, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomfield Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Brent Hill Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caslocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caslocke Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caslocke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Caslocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonedane Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sevenacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sevenacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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