Total Crime Rate
45.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Abbey Fields area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 148th 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 Abbey Fields (ME13 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Abbey Fields (ME13 8HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Cyprus Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cyprus Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Neame Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cyprus Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | George Stewart Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | George Stewart Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Gordon Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westgate Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whitstable Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Charles Drayson Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cyprus Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyprus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyprus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jubilee Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyprus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitstable Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cyprus Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bob Amor Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bob Amor Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Whitstable Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abbey Fields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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