Total Crime Rate

190.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 190.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 32.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 61st highest crime rate of 453 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 South Road (ME13 7LS) in the last 12 months was 190.3 per 1,000 residents and was 38.2% higher than the Abbey average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (ME13 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caslocke Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caslocke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Caslocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caslocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent Hill —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Robbery Bank Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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