Total Crime Rate

164.1 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 164.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.3 8/10
  • Other theft 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 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

St Nicholas Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 72nd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Nicholas Road (ME13 7PB) in the last 12 months was 164.1 per 1,000 residents and was 1.1% lower than the Priory average (165.9 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 Other theft ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 137.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Nicholas Road (ME13 7PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bensted Grove, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewis Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Nicholas Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Roebuck Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Sumpter Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Breeze Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breeze Meadow —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lewis Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lewis Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lewis Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Willow Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheerways Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Court —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bensted Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bensted Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bensted Grove —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

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