Total Crime Rate

48.2 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 48.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

St Marys Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 164th 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 St Marys Road (ME13 8EG) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Abbey average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Marys Road (ME13 8EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 108 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gatefield Lane (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Marys Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gatefield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gatefield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Market Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gatefield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Gatefield Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gatefield Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Newton Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Garfield Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B2040 —
Sep 2025Public order B2040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2040 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2040 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2040 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B2040 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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