Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

South Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 120th 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 South Road (ME13 7LX) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (ME13 7LX), 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 South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napleton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chart Close —
Sep 2025Other crime West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chart Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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