Total Crime Rate

56.3 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 56.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.8 5/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Nightingale Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 202nd lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nightingale Road (ME13 8RF) in the last 12 months was 56.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.1% lower than the Priory average (165.9 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 Public order 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.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nightingale Road (ME13 8RF), the main crime hotspot is near Chart Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Nightingale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Napleton Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beckett Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chart Close —
Sep 2025Public order Chart Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upper St Ann'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fielding Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Capel Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chart Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences School Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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