Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

79.4 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 79.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 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
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

Churchill Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 75th highest crime rate of 453 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 Churchill Way (ME13 7QX) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 79.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Churchill Way (ME13 7QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Windmill Lane, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blaxland Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Churchill Way area

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Data Sources

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