Total Crime Rate

225.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 225.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 9.9 5/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Robbery 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

The Street area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Homewood , and the 42nd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Street (ME9 9AF) in the last 12 months was 225.3 per 1,000 residents and was 535.6% higher than the Homewood average (35.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 101.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 64.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Street (ME9 9AF), the main crime hotspot is near Hempstead Lane. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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