Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 77.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 16.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Dark Hill area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 191st highest 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 Dark Hill (ME13 7SP) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dark Hill (ME13 7SP), the main crime hotspot is near South Road. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Dark Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Caslocke Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admiralty Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caslocke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Admiralty Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Caslocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caslocke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brent Hill —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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