Total Crime Rate
30.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Pauls Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Boughton and Courtenay , and the 94th lowest crime rate of 453 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 St Pauls Crescent (ME13 9AZ) in the last 12 months was 30.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower than the Boughton and Courtenay average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Pauls Crescent (ME13 9AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunkirk Road North, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colonels Lane (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Boughton and Courtenay| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Peter'S Road | Under investigation |
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