Total Crime Rate
215.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
115.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Larksfield Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 49th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Larksfield Road (ME13 7ES) in the last 12 months was 215.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 115.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Larksfield Road (ME13 7ES), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Road. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoving Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crispin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Stoving Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stonedane Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Springhead Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfinch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sevenacre Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sevenacre Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sevenacre Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sevenacre Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sevenacre Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ham Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Front Brents | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Crispin Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barnfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crispin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Crispin Close | Under investigation |
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