Total Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Average

All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.7 per 1,000 6/10 Β· 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 54.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 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 Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Priory Row area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 453 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 Priory Row (ME13 7EQ) in the last 12 months was 54.6 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (β‰ˆ 28.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Row (ME13 7EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Reedland Crescent. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Priory Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sevenacre Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sevenacre Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road β€”
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ham Road β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent Hill β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Close β€”
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barnfield Road β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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