Total Crime Rate

111.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 111.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.6 7/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnfield Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 124th highest crime rate of 454 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 Barnfield Road (ME13 7HQ) in the last 12 months was 111.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower than the Abbey average (136.6 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 58.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnfield Road (ME13 7HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Broomfield Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sevenacre Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Goldfinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonedane Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stonedane Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broomfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Broomfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Reedland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Reedland Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Brook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fostall Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sevenacre Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Larksfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Larksfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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