Total Crime Rate
23.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dargate Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Boughton and Courtenay , and the 64th 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 Dargate Road (ME13 9HF) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Boughton and Courtenay average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -90.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dargate Road (ME13 9HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near School Lane, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colonels Lane (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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