Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

69.5 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 132.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 69.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Orchard Place area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 95th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Place (ME13 8AP) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% lower than the Abbey average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 69.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Place (ME13 8AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 84 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gatefield Lane (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Orchard Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatefield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gatefield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary East Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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