Total Crime Rate

267.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.6 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 267.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • 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

Whitstable Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 28th 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 Whitstable Road (ME13 8BD) in the last 12 months was 267.2 per 1,000 residents and was 94.0% higher than the Abbey average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whitstable Road (ME13 8BD), the main crime hotspot is near Cyprus Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Whitstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Stewart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Stewart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jubilee Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cole Road —
Apr 2026Burglary East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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