Total Crime Rate

46.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.9 5/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Arden Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 160th 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 Arden Road (ME13 8DB) in the last 12 months was 46.9 per 1,000 residents and was 65.7% lower than the Abbey average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Arden Road (ME13 8DB), 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 Arden 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 Bob Amor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bob Amor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitstable Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Stewart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Stewart Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Drayson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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