Total Crime Rate

14.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 14.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Gordon Square area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 31st 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 Gordon Square (ME13 8HN) in the last 12 months was 14.3 per 1,000 residents and was 89.5% lower than the Abbey average (136.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Gordon Square (ME13 8HN), 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

Crime Over Time in Gordon Square area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Creek Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road
Sep 2025Drugs Gordon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Drayson Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bob Amor Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bob Amor Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westgate Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cyprus Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cyprus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cyprus Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitstable Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Abbots Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Creek Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitstable Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.