Total Crime Rate

6.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.1 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lower Road area has the lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 7th lowest 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 Lower Road (ME13 7NG) in the last 12 months was 6.1 per 1,000 residents and was 96.3% lower than the Priory average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Road (ME13 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Chart Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper St Ann'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chart Close —
Sep 2025Public order Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road —
Sep 2025Public order Judd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Judd Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chart Close —
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Data Sources

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