Total Crime Rate
14.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bramley Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Abbey , and the 34th 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 Bramley Avenue (ME13 8RS) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bramley Avenue (ME13 8RS), the main crime hotspot is near George Stewart Avenue. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Thomas Neame Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Selling Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale | Under investigation |
| 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ennerdale | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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