Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 98.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lion Field area has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 141st highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lion Field (ME13 7PR) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower than the Priory average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lion Field (ME13 7PR), the main crime hotspot is near The Fairways. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lion Field area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Fairways β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Fairways β€”
Sep 2025Public order The Fairways Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Judd Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Judd Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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