Total Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 27th lowest crime rate of 453 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 14.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.3% lower than the Abbey average (137.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 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 ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

In the area around Whitstable Road (ME13 8BT), 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 Whitstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buttermere Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Windermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Windermere Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elliot Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Love Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Love Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Les Spickett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arden Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cole Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Arden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Stewart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences George Stewart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbots Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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