Total Crime Rate

48.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · 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 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Road (ME13 7LY) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.3% lower than the Priory average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Road (ME13 7LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Capel Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near South Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in South Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Athelstan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Ann'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Canute Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caslocke Street —
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
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Data Sources

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