Total Crime Rate

102.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 102.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 78.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Street area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Boughton and Courtenay , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Street (ME13 9BE) in the last 12 months was 102.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 78.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (ME13 9BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hickmans Green, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Peter'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatsheaf Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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