Total Crime Rate

158.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 158.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.0 9/10
  • Shoplifting 31.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Burglary 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

London Road area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Downs , and the 75th 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 London Road (ME9 9QL) in the last 12 months was 158.0 per 1,000 residents and was 204.8% higher than the East Downs average (51.8 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 Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 69.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ME9 9QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pemberton Rise (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Frognal Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pemberton Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cherry Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Gardens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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