Total Crime Rate

135.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 135.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Hatch Street area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 96th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hatch Street (ME13 7JT) in the last 12 months was 135.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower than the Abbey average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 109.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hatch Street (ME13 7JT), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 75 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hatch Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bank Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Bank Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napleton Road —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Water Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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