Total Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 50.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Minster Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 176th 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 Minster Road (ME13 8HG) in the last 12 months was 50.3 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (β‰ˆ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Minster Road (ME13 8HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cyprus Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Minster Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jubilee Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Drayson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomas Neame Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bob Amor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitstable Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orchard Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson George Stewart Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences George Stewart Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cyprus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bob Amor Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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