Total Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.9 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 112.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 5.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Love Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 108th 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 Love Lane (ME13 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 112.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.1% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 73.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 173.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Love Lane (ME13 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Road. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Love Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Windermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marsh Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elliot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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