Total Crime Rate
78.1 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
15.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Downs , and the 187th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Station Road (ME9 9TH) in the last 12 months was 78.1 per 1,000 residents and was 97.3% higher than the East Downs average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (β 15.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (ME9 9TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pemberton Rise, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrys Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amber Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roundel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Amber Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutberry Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nutberry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Harrys Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard View | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadacre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Morello Close | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadacre | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Roundel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pemberton Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Station Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pemberton Rise | Under investigation |
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