Total Crime Rate

54.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.6 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 54.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hazebrouck Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 192nd 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 Hazebrouck Road (ME13 7PY) in the last 12 months was 54.4 per 1,000 residents and was 63.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hazebrouck Road (ME13 7PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bensted Grove, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewis Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hazebrouck Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lewis Close Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensted Grove —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensted Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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