Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.8 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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 area has the 12th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 112th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brent Hill (ME13 7EF) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brent Hill (ME13 7EF), 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 area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stonedane Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caslocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Caslocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caslocke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caslocke Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sevenacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sevenacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Close —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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