Total Crime Rate

215.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 215.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 41.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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

The Larches area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 47th 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 The Larches (ME13 7SQ) in the last 12 months was 215.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% 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 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Larches (ME13 7SQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Larches area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breeze Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Breeze Meadow —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Breeze Meadow Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2045 —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiting Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whiting Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivory Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Larches —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Larches —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Breeze Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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