Total Crime Rate

258.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 128.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 48.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 18.3 6/10
  • Public order 12.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windmill Lane area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 31st highest crime rate of 454 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 Windmill Lane (ME13 7GT) in the last 12 months was 258.7 per 1,000 residents and was 55.9% higher than the Priory average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 63 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 333.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 140.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windmill Lane (ME13 7GT), the main crime hotspot is near Windmill Lane. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windmill Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Windmill Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Windmill Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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