The worst crime hotspots in Kent have been revealed, as many residents are concerned about the level of violence, drug trafficking, and aggressive conduct in their communities.
According to KentOnline’s data, the 11 most dangerous areas in the county are those with the highest amount of reported offences.
It comes after numbers released earlier this year revealed that violent crime in the county had grown by more than 25% in the previous 12 months. Kent has also experienced the fastest increase in knife crime in the country.
Some towns have decided to take action, forming groups to prevent children from becoming involved in county lines gangs, which distribute drugs supplied by organised crime in London.
The 11 locations with the most reported offences are listed below.
The most recent accessible numbers are for the police in April of this year.
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Crime figures vary greatly across the county’s 308 wards and 13 districts, with hundreds of reports in certain areas each month and only one or two in others.
Here are Kent’s eleven most dangerous areas:
1. Medway – River – 270 crime reports
Worst street in the ward: On or near Solomons Road. In April, police received 29 reports, including eight violent or sexual assaults, two robberies, and two burglaries.
Violence and sexual offences = 74.
Antisocial conduct = 64.
Public order equals 27.
Criminal damage and arson equal 23.
Shoplifting equals 23
Other stealing equals 15.
Drugs equals 8.
Robbery equals 8.
Burglary equals 7.
Theft from a person = six
Vehicle crime equals 6.
Other crime equals 5.
Bicycle theft equals 2.
Possession of firearms equals 2.
2. Canterbury – Westgate – 248 crime reports
Worst street in the ward: In or around Whitefriars Shopping Centre, with 56 reports this month, including 12 violent offences and 19 incidences of antisocial behaviour.
Antisocial conduct = 72.
Violence and sexual offences = 54.
Criminal damage and arson equal 29.
Shoplifting equals 24
Vehicle crime equals 20
Public order equals 17.
Other stealing equals 12.
Drugs equals 6.
Theft from a person: 5
Bicycle theft equals 3.
Burglary equals 3.
Other crime equals 2.
Robbery equals 1.
3. Maidstone High Street – 234 crime reports
The worst street in the ward is in or near the Market Buildings. In April, police received 28 criminal reports, including 13 anti-social behaviour occurrences and six drug-related incidents.
Violence and sexual offences = 70.
Antisocial Behaviour = 61
Shoplifting equals 23
Public order equals 20.
Other theft equals 16.
Criminal damage and arson equals 15.
Drugs equals 11.
Vehicle crime equals 6.
Robbery equals 3.
Burglary equals 3.
Bicycle theft equals 3.
Possession of firearms equals 2.
Other crime equals 1.
4. Shepway – Folkestone Harvey Central – 193 crime reports
Worst street in the ward: Oxford Terrace, with 16 police calls, including nine shoplifting cases and three violent or sexual offences.
Antisocial Behaviour = 61
Violence and sexual offences equal 47.
Criminal damage and arson equals 16.
Shoplifting equals 15.
Public order equals 14.
Other stealing equals 9.
Bicycle theft equals 6.
Burglary equals 5
Vehicle crime equals 5.
Other crime equals 5.
Theft from a person = 4.
Robbery equals 3.
Drugs equals 2.
Possession of weapons equals 1.
5. Thanet – Margate Central – 176 crime reports
The worst street in the district is Mill Lane, which has had 15 reports, including two burglaries and two counts of criminal damage or arson.
Antisocial Behaviour = 74
Violence and sexual offences equal 37.
Criminal damage and arson equals 13.
Drugs equals 11.
Public order equals 11.
Other stealing equals 8.
Vehicle crime equals 5.
Burglary equals 3.
Possession of weapons equals 3.
Robbery equals 3.
Shoplifting equals 3
Other crime equals 3.
Theft from a person = one
Bicycle theft equals 1.
6. Ashford – Victoria – 152 crime reports
Worst street in the ward: On or near High Street. In April, 18 occurrences were reported to the police, including nine charges of antisocial behaviour and three cases of violence or sexual offences.
Antisocial conduct = 48.
Violence and sexual offences equal 44.
Public order equals 18.
Shoplifting equals 14.
Other stealing equals 11.
Robbery equals 4.
Drugs equals 4.
Burglary equals 3.
Criminal damage and arson equal two.
Theft from a person = two
Possession of weapons equals 1.
Vehicle crime equals 1.
7. Medway – Rochester West – 137 crime reports
The worst street in the ward is on or near Sir Evelyn Road, which has 33 reports, 29 of which are violent or sexual.
Violence and sexual offences = 61.
Antisocial conduct = 32.
Vehicle crime equals 12.
Criminal damage and arson equals 7.
Public order equals 7.
Other stealing equals 7.
Other crime equals 4.
Robbery equals 2.
Burglary equals 2.
Possession of weapons equals 1.
Theft from a person = one
Bicycle theft equals 1.
8. Medway – Strood South – 133 crime reports
The worst street in the ward is in or near Temple Street Car Park, with 14 incidents, including five public orders and six violent or sexual assaults.
Violence and sexual offences equal 44.
Antisocial conduct = 31.
Public order equals 15.
Shoplifting equals 11.
Vehicle crime equals 10.
Other stealing equals 8.
Criminal damage and arson equals 5.
Other crime equals 3.
Robbery equals 2.
Possession of weapons equals 1.
Drugs equals one
Burglary equals 1.
Bicycle theft equals 1.
9. Dartford – Stone – 121 crime reports
The worst street in the ward is Bluewater Shopping Centre, which has 48 incidents, the majority of which are shoplifting charges.
Shoplifting equals 49.
Antisocial conduct = 17.
Violence and sexual offences equals 16.
Vehicle crime equals 12.
Other stealing equals 9.
Drugs equals 5.
Public order equals 5
Other crime equals 3.
Burglary equals 2.
Criminal damage and arson equal two.
Possession of weapons equals 1.
10. Gravesham – Pelham – 121 crime reports
The ward’s worst street is near Tesco Metro on New Road in Gravesend. A total of 25 occurrences were recorded here, including 10 cases of shoplifting and three car offences.
Antisocial conduct = 34.
Violence and sexual offences equals 33.
Shoplifting equals 17.
Vehicle crime equals 8.
Other stealing equals 8.
Criminal damage and arson equals 6.
Possession of weapons equals 3.
Burglary equals 3.
Public order equals 3.
Drugs equals 2.
Robbery equals 1.
Theft from a person = one
Bicycle theft equals 1.
Other crime equals 1.
11. Medway – Gillingham South – 121 crime reports
The worst street in the ward is on or near Green Street, which has eight of nine reports of anti-social activity.
Violence and sexual offences = 40.
Antisocial conduct = 26.
Public order equals 14.
Criminal damage and arson equals 12.
Other stealing equals 8.
Robbery equals 6.
Vehicle crime equals 4.
Drugs equal 3
Burglary equals 2.
Shoplifting equals 2.
Other crime equals 2.
Possession of weapons equals 1.
Bicycle theft equals 1.
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