Total Crime Rate

222.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 222.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 89.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 67.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.4 9/10
  • Public order 18.4 9/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

St Pauls Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 44th highest crime rate of 453 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 Pauls Avenue (ME13 7PF) in the last 12 months was 222.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.6% higher than the Priory average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Pauls Avenue (ME13 7PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bensted Grove, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Breeze Meadow (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in St Pauls Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lewis Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breeze Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lewis Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sumpter Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breeze Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breeze Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breeze Meadow —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensted Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensted Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sumpter Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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