Total Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 11.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Whitstable Road area has the lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 454 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 Whitstable Road (ME13 8BT) in the last 12 months was 11.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.4% lower than the Abbey average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ).

In the area around Whitstable Road (ME13 8BT), the main crime hotspot is near Millfield Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whitstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Neame Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Stewart Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Stewart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ennerdale Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewberry Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dewberry Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitstable Road —
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Data Sources

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