Total Crime Rate

164.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 164.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Millfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 71st highest crime rate of 454 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 Millfield Road (ME13 8DH) in the last 12 months was 164.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% higher than the Abbey average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 108.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 76.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Millfield Road (ME13 8DH), 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 Millfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitstable Road —
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 Thomas Neame Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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