Local authority · Kent Police
Recorded crime in Medway
12 months to June 2026
101.9recorded offences per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 29,823 offences in Medway in the 12 months to June 2026, down 3.9% (1,218) on the previous 12 months. That is 101.9 per 1,000 residents against 97.4 for England and Wales.
- Home Office · data.police.uk
- street-level crime archive
- local authority via LSOA lookup
- population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 292,697
Since 2011
The chart as a table
| Period | Recorded offences per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|
| Year to June 2012 | 106.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2013 | 95.9 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2014 | 98.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2015 | 101 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2016 | 105.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2017 | 119.4 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2018 | 140.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2019 | 132.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2020 | 135 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2021 | 135.2 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2022 | 129.7 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2023 | 120.8 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2024 | 111 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2025 | 106.1 per 1,000 residents |
| Year to June 2026 | 101.9 per 1,000 residents |
Monthly trend
The chart as a table
| Period | Monthly recorded crime |
|---|---|
| December 2010 | 2,201 offences |
| January 2011 | 2,336 offences |
| February 2011 | 2,275 offences |
| March 2011 | 2,617 offences |
| April 2011 | 2,754 offences |
| May 2011 | 2,544 offences |
| June 2011 | 2,366 offences |
| July 2011 | 2,654 offences |
| August 2011 | 2,650 offences |
| September 2011 | 2,310 offences |
| October 2011 | 2,466 offences |
| November 2011 | 2,106 offences |
| December 2011 | 2,134 offences |
| January 2012 | 2,334 offences |
| February 2012 | 2,270 offences |
| March 2012 | 2,722 offences |
| April 2012 | 2,056 offences |
| May 2012 | 2,397 offences |
| June 2012 | 2,357 offences |
| July 2012 | 2,465 offences |
| August 2012 | 2,429 offences |
| September 2012 | 2,165 offences |
| October 2012 | 2,050 offences |
| November 2012 | 2,282 offences |
| December 2012 | 2,119 offences |
| January 2013 | 2,142 offences |
| February 2013 | 1,846 offences |
| March 2013 | 1,964 offences |
| April 2013 | 1,961 offences |
| May 2013 | 2,235 offences |
| June 2013 | 2,336 offences |
| July 2013 | 2,566 offences |
| August 2013 | 2,509 offences |
| September 2013 | 2,259 offences |
| October 2013 | 2,211 offences |
| November 2013 | 2,143 offences |
| December 2013 | 2,044 offences |
| January 2014 | 1,961 offences |
| February 2014 | 1,883 offences |
| March 2014 | 2,246 offences |
| April 2014 | 2,305 offences |
| May 2014 | 2,374 offences |
| June 2014 | 2,457 offences |
| July 2014 | 2,685 offences |
| August 2014 | 2,291 offences |
| September 2014 | 2,283 offences |
| October 2014 | 2,360 offences |
| November 2014 | 2,279 offences |
| December 2014 | 2,163 offences |
| January 2015 | 2,183 offences |
| February 2015 | 2,016 offences |
| March 2015 | 2,370 offences |
| April 2015 | 2,370 offences |
| May 2015 | 2,449 offences |
| June 2015 | 2,427 offences |
| July 2015 | 2,536 offences |
| August 2015 | 2,520 offences |
| September 2015 | 2,273 offences |
| October 2015 | 2,520 offences |
| November 2015 | 2,409 offences |
| December 2015 | 2,343 offences |
| January 2016 | 2,258 offences |
| February 2016 | 2,324 offences |
| March 2016 | 2,501 offences |
| April 2016 | 2,497 offences |
| May 2016 | 2,562 offences |
| June 2016 | 2,498 offences |
| July 2016 | 2,674 offences |
| August 2016 | 2,743 offences |
| September 2016 | 2,683 offences |
| October 2016 | 2,516 offences |
| November 2016 | 2,470 offences |
| December 2016 | 2,587 offences |
| January 2017 | 2,812 offences |
| February 2017 | 2,466 offences |
| March 2017 | 2,938 offences |
| April 2017 | 2,845 offences |
| May 2017 | 3,127 offences |
| June 2017 | 3,423 offences |
| July 2017 | 3,725 offences |
| August 2017 | 3,307 offences |
| September 2017 | 2,872 offences |
| October 2017 | 3,453 offences |
| November 2017 | 3,193 offences |
| December 2017 | 2,930 offences |
| January 2018 | 3,052 offences |
| February 2018 | 2,790 offences |
| March 2018 | 3,286 offences |
| April 2018 | 3,424 offences |
| May 2018 | 3,519 offences |
| June 2018 | 3,713 offences |
| July 2018 | 3,684 offences |
| August 2018 | 3,965 offences |
| September 2018 | 3,400 offences |
| October 2018 | 3,439 offences |
| November 2018 | 2,404 offences |
| December 2018 | 1,327 offences |
| January 2019 | 3,028 offences |
| February 2019 | 2,830 offences |
| March 2019 | 3,211 offences |
| April 2019 | 3,233 offences |
| May 2019 | 3,310 offences |
| June 2019 | 3,326 offences |
| July 2019 | 3,329 offences |
| August 2019 | 3,133 offences |
| September 2019 | 3,130 offences |
| October 2019 | 3,332 offences |
| November 2019 | 3,244 offences |
| December 2019 | 2,755 offences |
| January 2020 | 2,983 offences |
| February 2020 | 2,994 offences |
| March 2020 | 2,946 offences |
| April 2020 | 3,448 offences |
| May 2020 | 3,440 offences |
| June 2020 | 3,115 offences |
| July 2020 | 3,522 offences |
| August 2020 | 3,480 offences |
| September 2020 | 3,087 offences |
| October 2020 | 3,286 offences |
| November 2020 | 2,849 offences |
| December 2020 | 2,783 offences |
| January 2021 | 2,893 offences |
| February 2021 | 3,042 offences |
| March 2021 | 3,314 offences |
| April 2021 | 3,076 offences |
| May 2021 | 3,423 offences |
| June 2021 | 3,093 offences |
| July 2021 | 3,433 offences |
| August 2021 | 3,080 offences |
| September 2021 | 3,100 offences |
| October 2021 | 3,182 offences |
| November 2021 | 3,164 offences |
| December 2021 | 2,976 offences |
| January 2022 | 2,976 offences |
| February 2022 | 2,613 offences |
| March 2022 | 2,993 offences |
| April 2022 | 2,998 offences |
| May 2022 | 3,029 offences |
| June 2022 | 3,146 offences |
| July 2022 | 3,196 offences |
| August 2022 | 3,233 offences |
| September 2022 | 2,855 offences |
| October 2022 | 2,863 offences |
| November 2022 | 2,928 offences |
| December 2022 | 2,713 offences |
| January 2023 | 2,671 offences |
| February 2023 | 2,624 offences |
| March 2023 | 2,860 offences |
| April 2023 | 2,892 offences |
| May 2023 | 2,977 offences |
| June 2023 | 2,952 offences |
| July 2023 | 3,054 offences |
| August 2023 | 2,944 offences |
| September 2023 | 2,857 offences |
| October 2023 | 2,737 offences |
| November 2023 | 2,485 offences |
| December 2023 | 2,382 offences |
| January 2024 | 2,484 offences |
| February 2024 | 2,352 offences |
| March 2024 | 2,721 offences |
| April 2024 | 2,716 offences |
| May 2024 | 2,943 offences |
| June 2024 | 2,715 offences |
| July 2024 | 2,715 offences |
| August 2024 | 2,897 offences |
| September 2024 | 2,472 offences |
| October 2024 | 2,525 offences |
| November 2024 | 2,385 offences |
| December 2024 | 2,307 offences |
| January 2025 | 2,432 offences |
| February 2025 | 2,275 offences |
| March 2025 | 2,714 offences |
| April 2025 | 2,700 offences |
| May 2025 | 2,884 offences |
| June 2025 | 2,735 offences |
| July 2025 | 2,892 offences |
| August 2025 | 2,726 offences |
| September 2025 | 2,295 offences |
| October 2025 | 2,399 offences |
| November 2025 | 2,268 offences |
| December 2025 | 2,369 offences |
| January 2026 | 2,318 offences |
| February 2026 | 2,225 offences |
| March 2026 | 2,696 offences |
| April 2026 | 2,553 offences |
| May 2026 | 2,609 offences |
| June 2026 | 2,473 offences |
Official figures for this area
Published in the official force-area tables. These are the figures to cite; archive-based numbers above are built from street-level records and may differ.
| Series | Latest | A year earlier | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asylum seekers supported in each council area2026 Q2 · people | 334 | 177 | Asylum seekers in receipt of Home Office support by local authority, year ending June 2026 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 16,836 | — | Census 2011 KS204EW (Nomis, first released 30 January 2013) |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 15,239 | — | Census 2021 TS004 (Nomis, first released 2 November 2022) |
| Census 2021 economic activity by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 80 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 1,516 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 7,693 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 236,579 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 16,484 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 1,046 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 socio-economic classification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 1,792 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 highest qualification by country of birthCensus 2021 · people | 707 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2011 usual residentsCensus 2011 · people | 17,985 | — | Census 2011 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 usual residentsCensus 2021 · people | 15,273 | — | Census 2021 table released 2026-09-02 |
| Census 2021 tenure by country of birthCensus 2021 · households | 1,726 | — | Census 2021 |
| Census 2021 tenure by ethnic groupCensus 2021 · households | 4,118 | — | Census 2021 |
| Outstanding council borrowing2026 Q2 · £ million | 51 | 61 | Q1 2026-27 |
| Council spending on servicesYear ending March 2025 · £ million | 4 | 80 | Outturn 2017-18 to 2024-25 (v3.2) |
| Band D council tax by billing authorityYear ending March 2027 · £ a year | 2,846 | — | 2026-27 |
| Dwellings on the Council Tax valuation listsYear ending March 2025 · dwellings | 19,470 | — | 2025, as at 31 March 2025 |
| Households assessed as owed a homelessness duty2026 Q1 · households | 342 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Households in temporary accommodation2026 Q1 · households | 511 | — | January to March 2026 (provisional) |
| Deprivation domains: average score by district2025 · score | 1 | — | IoD2025 (v2) |
| Private rent annual changeJuly 2026 · percent | 2 | 9 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
| Average private rent a monthJuly 2026 · £ a month | 899 | 1,304 | August 2026 (rents to July 2026) |
The chart as a table
| Period | Asylum seekers supported in each council area |
|---|---|
| 2014 Q1 | 3 people |
| 2014 Q2 | 3 people |
| 2014 Q3 | 4 people |
| 2014 Q4 | 5 people |
| 2015 Q1 | 5 people |
| 2015 Q2 | 5 people |
| 2015 Q3 | 5 people |
| 2015 Q4 | 5 people |
| 2016 Q1 | 6 people |
| 2016 Q2 | 7 people |
| 2016 Q3 | 7 people |
| 2016 Q4 | 4 people |
| 2017 Q1 | 3 people |
| 2017 Q2 | 2 people |
| 2017 Q3 | 2 people |
| 2017 Q4 | 4 people |
| 2018 Q1 | 4 people |
| 2018 Q2 | 3 people |
| 2018 Q3 | 7 people |
| 2018 Q4 | 5 people |
| 2019 Q1 | 6 people |
| 2019 Q2 | 4 people |
| 2019 Q3 | 5 people |
| 2019 Q4 | 3 people |
| 2020 Q1 | 5 people |
| 2020 Q2 | 6 people |
| 2020 Q3 | 3 people |
| 2020 Q4 | 3 people |
| 2021 Q1 | 2 people |
| 2021 Q2 | 9 people |
| 2021 Q3 | 4 people |
| 2021 Q4 | 1 people |
| 2022 Q1 | 6 people |
| 2022 Q2 | 6 people |
| 2022 Q3 | 8 people |
| 2022 Q4 | 8 people |
| 2023 Q1 | 6 people |
| 2023 Q2 | 6 people |
| 2023 Q3 | 34 people |
| 2023 Q4 | 85 people |
| 2024 Q1 | 102 people |
| 2024 Q2 | 121 people |
| 2024 Q3 | 167 people |
| 2024 Q4 | 194 people |
| 2025 Q1 | 11 people |
| 2025 Q2 | 177 people |
| 2025 Q3 | 16 people |
| 2025 Q4 | 9 people |
| 2026 Q1 | 305 people |
| 2026 Q2 | 334 people |
The chart as a table
| Period | Outstanding council borrowing by lender |
|---|---|
| 2010 Q1 | £96.5m |
| 2011 Q1 | £0.1m |
| 2012 Q1 | £0.1m |
| 2013 Q1 | £70.5m |
| 2014 Q1 | £0.1m |
| 2015 Q1 | £60.5m |
| 2016 Q1 | £0.1m |
| 2017 Q1 | £0.1m |
| 2018 Q1 | £67.5m |
| 2019 Q1 | £90.5m |
| 2020 Q1 | £101.8m |
| 2020 Q2 | £101.8m |
| 2020 Q3 | £101.8m |
| 2020 Q4 | £4.6m |
| 2021 Q1 | £123.5m |
| 2021 Q2 | £1.1m |
| 2021 Q3 | £1.1m |
| 2021 Q4 | £1m |
| 2022 Q1 | £101.8m |
| 2022 Q2 | £123.5m |
| 2022 Q3 | £101.8m |
| 2022 Q4 | £101.8m |
| 2023 Q1 | £101.8m |
| 2023 Q2 | £133.5m |
| 2023 Q3 | £96.8m |
| 2023 Q4 | £86.8m |
| 2024 Q1 | £81.8m |
| 2024 Q2 | £60.5m |
| 2024 Q3 | £60.5m |
| 2024 Q4 | £60.5m |
| 2025 Q1 | £60.5m |
| 2025 Q2 | £60.5m |
| 2025 Q3 | £50.5m |
| 2025 Q4 | £451m |
| 2026 Q1 | £50.5m |
| 2026 Q2 | £50.5m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Council spending by service |
|---|---|
| Year ending March 2018 | £14.3m |
| Year ending March 2019 | £2.4m |
| Year ending March 2020 | £13.3m |
| Year ending March 2021 | £26.1m |
| Year ending March 2022 | £14.3m |
| Year ending March 2023 | £18.9m |
| Year ending March 2024 | £79.6m |
| Year ending March 2025 | £4.4m |
The chart as a table
| Period | Private rent annual change |
|---|---|
| January 2016 | 3.4% |
| February 2016 | 3.9% |
| March 2016 | 4.1% |
| April 2016 | 4.4% |
| May 2016 | 4.1% |
| June 2016 | 4.5% |
| July 2016 | 4.4% |
| August 2016 | 4.8% |
| September 2016 | 5.2% |
| October 2016 | 5.6% |
| November 2016 | 6.5% |
| December 2016 | 7.1% |
| January 2017 | 7.6% |
| February 2017 | 7.4% |
| March 2017 | 7% |
| April 2017 | 8% |
| May 2017 | 7.9% |
| June 2017 | 7.9% |
| July 2017 | 7.8% |
| August 2017 | 7.7% |
| September 2017 | 7.6% |
| October 2017 | 7.4% |
| November 2017 | 6.2% |
| December 2017 | 4.9% |
| January 2018 | 3.7% |
| February 2018 | 3.3% |
| March 2018 | 3% |
| April 2018 | 2.7% |
| May 2018 | 2.5% |
| June 2018 | 2.3% |
| July 2018 | 2% |
| August 2018 | 1.6% |
| September 2018 | 1.1% |
| October 2018 | 0.8% |
| November 2018 | 0.6% |
| December 2018 | 1% |
| January 2019 | 1.1% |
| February 2019 | 1.2% |
| March 2019 | 1.7% |
| April 2019 | 2.5% |
| May 2019 | 3.2% |
| June 2019 | 3.6% |
| July 2019 | 4% |
| August 2019 | 4.7% |
| September 2019 | 5.3% |
| October 2019 | 5.8% |
| November 2019 | 5.9% |
| December 2019 | 6% |
| January 2020 | 5.8% |
| February 2020 | 5.2% |
| March 2020 | 4.3% |
| April 2020 | 2.7% |
| May 2020 | 2.5% |
| June 2020 | 2.1% |
| July 2020 | 1.6% |
| August 2020 | 0.8% |
| September 2020 | -0.3% |
| October 2020 | -0.5% |
| November 2020 | -0.1% |
| December 2020 | 0% |
| January 2021 | 0.3% |
| February 2021 | 0.7% |
| March 2021 | 1% |
| April 2021 | 2% |
| May 2021 | 2.4% |
| June 2021 | 2.6% |
| July 2021 | 2.9% |
| August 2021 | 3.1% |
| September 2021 | 3.2% |
| October 2021 | 3.6% |
| November 2021 | 4% |
| December 2021 | 4.2% |
| January 2022 | 4.3% |
| February 2022 | 4.1% |
| March 2022 | 3.7% |
| April 2022 | 4.1% |
| May 2022 | 3.7% |
| June 2022 | 4.6% |
| July 2022 | 3.3% |
| August 2022 | 3.1% |
| September 2022 | 3.3% |
| October 2022 | 4.2% |
| November 2022 | 3.5% |
| December 2022 | 3.9% |
| January 2023 | 4.8% |
| February 2023 | 4.9% |
| March 2023 | 5.4% |
| April 2023 | 6.1% |
| May 2023 | 6.5% |
| June 2023 | 6.4% |
| July 2023 | 6.3% |
| August 2023 | 6.1% |
| September 2023 | 6.2% |
| October 2023 | 6.3% |
| November 2023 | 6.2% |
| December 2023 | 6.3% |
| January 2024 | 7.3% |
| February 2024 | 8.3% |
| March 2024 | 9.4% |
| April 2024 | 10% |
| May 2024 | 10.2% |
| June 2024 | 10.3% |
| July 2024 | 10.5% |
| August 2024 | 10.1% |
| September 2024 | 11.8% |
| October 2024 | 11.9% |
| November 2024 | 13.2% |
| December 2024 | 13.7% |
| January 2025 | 13.5% |
| February 2025 | 12.2% |
| March 2025 | 11.5% |
| April 2025 | 11.1% |
| May 2025 | 11.5% |
| June 2025 | 10.8% |
| July 2025 | 8.8% |
| August 2025 | 9.9% |
| September 2025 | 9.1% |
| October 2025 | 8.7% |
| November 2025 | 7.8% |
| December 2025 | 7% |
| January 2026 | 6.6% |
| February 2026 | 5.9% |
| March 2026 | 5.6% |
| April 2026 | 4.1% |
| May 2026 | 2.6% |
| June 2026 | 2% |
| July 2026 | 2.1% |
The chart as a table
| Period | Average private rent a month |
|---|---|
| January 2015 | £766 |
| February 2015 | £665 |
| March 2015 | £1,079 |
| April 2015 | £666 |
| May 2015 | £669 |
| June 2015 | £774 |
| July 2015 | £518 |
| August 2015 | £672 |
| September 2015 | £673 |
| October 2015 | £674 |
| November 2015 | £678 |
| December 2015 | £681 |
| January 2016 | £793 |
| February 2016 | £798 |
| March 2016 | £694 |
| April 2016 | £804 |
| May 2016 | £805 |
| June 2016 | £807 |
| July 2016 | £541 |
| August 2016 | £543 |
| September 2016 | £546 |
| October 2016 | £549 |
| November 2016 | £556 |
| December 2016 | £562 |
| January 2017 | £568 |
| February 2017 | £570 |
| March 2017 | £573 |
| April 2017 | £576 |
| May 2017 | £579 |
| June 2017 | £581 |
| July 2017 | £583 |
| August 2017 | £586 |
| September 2017 | £589 |
| October 2017 | £591 |
| November 2017 | £593 |
| December 2017 | £593 |
| January 2018 | £593 |
| February 2018 | £593 |
| March 2018 | £595 |
| April 2018 | £1,246 |
| May 2018 | £1,247 |
| June 2018 | £890 |
| July 2018 | £891 |
| August 2018 | £891 |
| September 2018 | £891 |
| October 2018 | £767 |
| November 2018 | £1,253 |
| December 2018 | £893 |
| January 2019 | £894 |
| February 2019 | £897 |
| March 2019 | £776 |
| April 2019 | £1,278 |
| May 2019 | £1,288 |
| June 2019 | £922 |
| July 2019 | £927 |
| August 2019 | £934 |
| September 2019 | £940 |
| October 2019 | £1,324 |
| November 2019 | £1,326 |
| December 2019 | £946 |
| January 2020 | £946 |
| February 2020 | £944 |
| March 2020 | £941 |
| April 2020 | £940 |
| May 2020 | £809 |
| June 2020 | £1,313 |
| July 2020 | £942 |
| August 2020 | £941 |
| September 2020 | £941 |
| October 2020 | £943 |
| November 2020 | £811 |
| December 2020 | £1,320 |
| January 2021 | £948 |
| February 2021 | £950 |
| March 2021 | £954 |
| April 2021 | £824 |
| May 2021 | £1,350 |
| June 2021 | £1,356 |
| July 2021 | £975 |
| August 2021 | £978 |
| September 2021 | £980 |
| October 2021 | £983 |
| November 2021 | £1,390 |
| December 2021 | £1,399 |
| January 2022 | £998 |
| February 2022 | £998 |
| March 2022 | £999 |
| April 2022 | £999 |
| May 2022 | £852 |
| June 2022 | £857 |
| July 2022 | £1,427 |
| August 2022 | £1,019 |
| September 2022 | £1,022 |
| October 2022 | £1,024 |
| November 2022 | £1,029 |
| December 2022 | £1,037 |
| January 2023 | £1,044 |
| February 2023 | £891 |
| March 2023 | £1,485 |
| April 2023 | £1,060 |
| May 2023 | £706 |
| June 2023 | £710 |
| July 2023 | £714 |
| August 2023 | £717 |
| September 2023 | £1,085 |
| October 2023 | £1,088 |
| November 2023 | £1,540 |
| December 2023 | £1,549 |
| January 2024 | £1,566 |
| February 2024 | £1,586 |
| March 2024 | £976 |
| April 2024 | £772 |
| May 2024 | £779 |
| June 2024 | £1,001 |
| July 2024 | £1,007 |
| August 2024 | £1,014 |
| September 2024 | £1,025 |
| October 2024 | £1,035 |
| November 2024 | £1,047 |
| December 2024 | £1,059 |
| January 2025 | £1,257 |
| February 2025 | £1,266 |
| March 2025 | £1,277 |
| April 2025 | £1,778 |
| May 2025 | £1,105 |
| June 2025 | £871 |
| July 2025 | £1,304 |
| August 2025 | £879 |
| September 2025 | £1,121 |
| October 2025 | £1,811 |
| November 2025 | £1,323 |
| December 2025 | £1,330 |
| January 2026 | £1,138 |
| February 2026 | £899 |
| March 2026 | £902 |
| April 2026 | £899 |
| May 2026 | £900 |
| June 2026 | £897 |
| July 2026 | £899 |
By category, 12 months to June 2026
| Category | Offences | Previous 12 months | Change | Per 1,000 | England & Wales per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11,003 | 12,245 | ▼ 10.1% | 37.6 | 34.7 |
| Anti-social behaviour (not a crime) | 6,016 | 4,784 | ▲ 25.8% | 20.6 | 15.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2,560 | 2,791 | ▼ 8.3% | 8.7 | 6.9 |
| Shoplifting | 2,091 | 2,492 | ▼ 16.1% | 7.1 | 8.3 |
| Other theft | 1,981 | 1,996 | ▼ 0.8% | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Public order | 1,349 | 1,522 | ▼ 11.4% | 4.6 | 6.8 |
| Vehicle crime | 1,234 | 1,363 | ▼ 9.5% | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| Drugs | 1,077 | 1,046 | ▲ 3.0% | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 873 | 1,003 | ▼ 13.0% | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| Burglary | 673 | 844 | ▼ 20.3% | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| Possession of weapons | 321 | 330 | ▼ 2.7% | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Robbery | 295 | 242 | ▲ 21.9% | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 216 | 198 | ▲ 9.1% | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| Theft from the person | 134 | 185 | ▼ 27.6% | 0.5 | 1.7 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Violent crime | 0 | 0 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Important caveat
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded-crime rate does not mean an area is more dangerous. Rates depend on how much crime is reported and recorded, on the number of visitors and commuters who are not counted in the resident population, and on the policing priorities of the force. Anti-social behaviour incidents are shown separately because they are not recorded crimes.
Source
- Data
- data.police.uk street-level crime archive (Home Office). Offences are placed at anonymised snap points and assigned to 2021 Lower Layer Super Output Areas, which are mapped to local authorities using the ONS Open Geography lookup.
- Population
- ONS mid-year population estimates for England and Wales, mid-2025 edition, local authority level; force populations are the sum of their local authorities.
- Geography
- E06000035 · force Kent Police (E23000032)
- Rate
- offences in the 12 months ÷ resident population × 1,000, rounded to one decimal place.
- Method
- Methodology