Appendix 1 – Police Crime Data
Kent Force Data
The following comparative data is for the financial years to date 2018/19 and 2019/20.
All Recorded Crime- every crime reported to police
Victim based crime – are crimes that has a victim that is affected by the crime so will not include crimes against society such as drug possession offences and possession of offensive weapons.
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Victim Based Crime |
Ashford |
3627 |
3944 |
-8.0% |
-317 |
Canterbury |
4722 |
4819 |
-2.0% |
-97 |
|
Dartford |
4095 |
3980 |
2.9% |
115 |
|
Dover |
3425 |
3657 |
-6.3% |
-232 |
|
Gravesham |
3670 |
3789 |
-3.1% |
-119 |
|
Maidstone |
4958 |
5132 |
-3.4% |
-174 |
|
Medway |
9897 |
10285 |
-3.8% |
-388 |
|
Sevenoaks |
2597 |
2650 |
-2.0% |
-53 |
|
Shepway |
3353 |
3458 |
-3.0% |
-105 |
|
Swale |
4982 |
5316 |
-6.3% |
-334 |
|
Thanet |
5999 |
6417 |
-6.5% |
-418 |
|
Ton & Mall |
2985 |
2934 |
1.7% |
51 |
|
Tun Wells |
2754 |
2723 |
1.1% |
31 |
|
Force |
57064 |
59104 |
-3.5% |
-2040 |
Violent crime – includes all crimes where violence has been used or there is a threat of violence so will now include harassment, threats and assaults with no injury.
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Violent Crime |
Ashford |
1803 |
1961 |
-8.1% |
-158 |
Canterbury |
2251 |
2584 |
-12.9% |
-333 |
|
Dartford |
1882 |
2025 |
-7.1% |
-143 |
|
Dover |
2015 |
2261 |
-10.9% |
-246 |
|
Gravesham |
1907 |
1986 |
-4.0% |
-79 |
|
Maidstone |
2585 |
2812 |
-8.1% |
-227 |
|
Medway |
5532 |
5622 |
-1.6% |
-90 |
|
Sevenoaks |
1026 |
1234 |
-16.9% |
-208 |
|
Shepway |
1750 |
1935 |
-9.6% |
-185 |
|
Swale |
2562 |
2718 |
-5.7% |
-156 |
|
Thanet |
3345 |
3623 |
-7.7% |
-278 |
|
Ton & Mall |
1503 |
1463 |
2.7% |
40 |
|
Tun Wells |
1300 |
1426 |
-8.8% |
-126 |
|
Force |
29461 |
31650 |
-6.9% |
-2189 |
· Violence Against a Person- Fatal offences. Murder. Manslaughter. Non-fatal non-sexual offences. Assault, or common assault. Battery, or common battery. Wounding or wounding with intent. Poisoning. Assault occasioning actual bodily harm (and derivative offences)
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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VAP |
Ashford |
1605 |
1763 |
-9.0% |
-158 |
Canterbury |
1946 |
2278 |
-14.6% |
-332 |
|
Dartford |
1691 |
1831 |
-7.6% |
-140 |
|
Dover |
1830 |
2030 |
-9.9% |
-200 |
|
Gravesham |
1734 |
1818 |
-4.6% |
-84 |
|
Maidstone |
2337 |
2529 |
-7.6% |
-192 |
|
Medway |
4945 |
5014 |
-1.4% |
-69 |
|
Sevenoaks |
928 |
1113 |
-16.6% |
-185 |
|
Shepway |
1567 |
1749 |
-10.4% |
-182 |
|
Swale |
2329 |
2431 |
-4.2% |
-102 |
|
Thanet |
2992 |
3286 |
-8.9% |
-294 |
|
Ton & Mall |
1380 |
1320 |
4.5% |
60 |
|
Tun Wells |
1171 |
1270 |
-7.8% |
-99 |
|
Force |
26455 |
28432 |
-7.0% |
-1977 |
Most serious violence – includes offences where serious harm is caused such as Grievous Bodily Harm, Violent disorder and homicide.
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Most Serious Violence |
Ashford |
24 |
41 |
-41.5% |
-17 |
Canterbury |
28 |
36 |
-22.2% |
-8 |
|
Dartford |
39 |
28 |
39.3% |
11 |
|
Dover |
37 |
30 |
23.3% |
7 |
|
Gravesham |
46 |
30 |
53.3% |
16 |
|
Maidstone |
44 |
48 |
-8.3% |
-4 |
|
Medway |
94 |
94 |
0.0% |
0 |
|
Sevenoaks |
22 |
23 |
-4.3% |
-1 |
|
Shepway |
44 |
29 |
51.7% |
15 |
|
Swale |
45 |
58 |
-22.4% |
-13 |
|
Thanet |
72 |
77 |
-6.5% |
-5 |
|
Ton & Mall |
13 |
14 |
-7.1% |
-1 |
|
Tun Wells |
23 |
24 |
-4.2% |
-1 |
|
Force |
531 |
532 |
-0.2% |
-1 |
Violence without injury – threats of violence including harassment and malicious communication including unwanted text messages.
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Violence without injury |
Ashford |
737 |
794 |
-7.2% |
-57 |
Canterbury |
958 |
1050 |
-8.8% |
-92 |
|
Dartford |
857 |
917 |
-6.5% |
-60 |
|
Dover |
830 |
966 |
-14.1% |
-136 |
|
Gravesham |
814 |
793 |
2.6% |
21 |
|
Maidstone |
1172 |
1165 |
0.6% |
7 |
|
Medway |
2400 |
2232 |
7.5% |
168 |
|
Sevenoaks |
410 |
475 |
-13.7% |
-65 |
|
Shepway |
735 |
776 |
-5.3% |
-41 |
|
Swale |
1111 |
1066 |
4.2% |
45 |
|
Thanet |
1429 |
1505 |
-5.0% |
-76 |
|
Ton & Mall |
675 |
598 |
12.9% |
77 |
|
Tun Wells |
543 |
587 |
-7.5% |
-44 |
|
Force |
12671 |
12924 |
-2.0% |
-253 |
Stalking and Harassment- Violence without injury offences that allege stalking or harassment
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Stalking and Harassment |
Ashford |
445 |
513 |
-13.3% |
-68 |
Canterbury |
450 |
607 |
-25.9% |
-157 |
|
Dartford |
386 |
457 |
-15.5% |
-71 |
|
Dover |
510 |
519 |
-1.7% |
-9 |
|
Gravesham |
452 |
532 |
-15.0% |
-80 |
|
Maidstone |
573 |
690 |
-17.0% |
-117 |
|
Medway |
1251 |
1432 |
-12.6% |
-181 |
|
Sevenoaks |
258 |
371 |
-30.5% |
-113 |
|
Shepway |
385 |
495 |
-22.2% |
-110 |
|
Swale |
602 |
704 |
-14.5% |
-102 |
|
Thanet |
785 |
826 |
-5.0% |
-41 |
|
Ton & Mall |
391 |
398 |
-1.8% |
-7 |
|
Tun Wells |
311 |
349 |
-10.9% |
-38 |
|
Force |
6799 |
7893 |
-13.9% |
-1094 |
Sexual Offences- Violence against a person offences that are sexual in nature including rape, under age sex and sexual grooming.
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Sexual Offences |
Ashford |
153 |
163 |
-6.1% |
-10 |
Canterbury |
240 |
246 |
-2.4% |
-6 |
|
Dartford |
136 |
137 |
-0.7% |
-1 |
|
Dover |
149 |
187 |
-20.3% |
-38 |
|
Gravesham |
123 |
118 |
4.2% |
5 |
|
Maidstone |
213 |
232 |
-8.2% |
-19 |
|
Medway |
447 |
449 |
-0.4% |
-2 |
|
Sevenoaks |
78 |
108 |
-27.8% |
-30 |
|
Shepway |
141 |
160 |
-11.9% |
-19 |
|
Swale |
200 |
237 |
-15.6% |
-37 |
|
Thanet |
271 |
252 |
7.5% |
19 |
|
Ton & Mall |
96 |
125 |
-23.2% |
-29 |
|
Tun Wells |
107 |
136 |
-21.3% |
-29 |
|
Force |
2354 |
2550 |
-7.7% |
-196 |
Rape- sexual offences without consent including statutory rape
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Rape |
Ashford |
49 |
60 |
-18.3% |
-11 |
Canterbury |
74 |
82 |
-9.8% |
-8 |
|
Dartford |
46 |
56 |
-17.9% |
-10 |
|
Dover |
42 |
43 |
-2.3% |
-1 |
|
Gravesham |
36 |
33 |
9.1% |
3 |
|
Maidstone |
70 |
83 |
-15.7% |
-13 |
|
Medway |
135 |
151 |
-10.6% |
-16 |
|
Sevenoaks |
25 |
41 |
-39.0% |
-16 |
|
Shepway |
49 |
46 |
6.5% |
3 |
|
Swale |
70 |
92 |
-23.9% |
-22 |
|
Thanet |
85 |
92 |
-7.6% |
-7 |
|
Ton & Mall |
27 |
53 |
-49.1% |
-26 |
|
Tun Wells |
34 |
55 |
-38.2% |
-21 |
|
Force |
742 |
887 |
-16.3% |
-145 |
Robbery – all offences where violence or the threat of violence has been used at the time and in order to commit a theft.
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Robbery |
Ashford |
45 |
35 |
28.6% |
10 |
Canterbury |
65 |
60 |
8.3% |
5 |
|
Dartford |
55 |
57 |
-3.5% |
-2 |
|
Dover |
36 |
44 |
-18.2% |
-8 |
|
Gravesham |
50 |
50 |
0.0% |
0 |
|
Maidstone |
35 |
51 |
-31.4% |
-16 |
|
Medway |
140 |
159 |
-11.9% |
-19 |
|
Sevenoaks |
20 |
13 |
53.8% |
7 |
|
Shepway |
42 |
26 |
61.5% |
16 |
|
Swale |
33 |
50 |
-34.0% |
-17 |
|
Thanet |
82 |
85 |
-3.5% |
-3 |
|
Ton & Mall |
27 |
18 |
50.0% |
9 |
|
Tun Wells |
22 |
20 |
10.0% |
2 |
|
Force |
652 |
668 |
-2.4% |
-16 |
Possession of Weapons- Possession of article with blade or point or a firearm, with or without intent. No victim.
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
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Possession of Weapons |
Ashford |
9 |
21 |
-57.1% |
-12 |
Canterbury |
37 |
33 |
12.1% |
4 |
|
Dartford |
22 |
22 |
0.0% |
0 |
|
Dover |
12 |
35 |
-65.7% |
-23 |
|
Gravesham |
33 |
36 |
-8.3% |
-3 |
|
Maidstone |
59 |
52 |
13.5% |
7 |
|
Medway |
69 |
66 |
4.5% |
3 |
|
Sevenoaks |
17 |
13 |
30.8% |
4 |
|
Shepway |
83 |
68 |
22.1% |
15 |
|
Swale |
28 |
29 |
-3.4% |
-1 |
|
Thanet |
60 |
57 |
5.3% |
3 |
|
Ton & Mall |
24 |
12 |
100.0% |
12 |
|
Tun Wells |
11 |
8 |
37.5% |
3 |
|
Force |
464 |
452 |
2.7% |
12 |
Serious and Organised Crime panel – every 4 weeks with partners
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
||
Public Order |
Ashford |
359 |
548 |
-34.5% |
-189 |
Canterbury |
442 |
776 |
-43.0% |
-334 |
|
Dartford |
362 |
538 |
-32.7% |
-176 |
|
Dover |
391 |
640 |
-38.9% |
-249 |
|
Gravesham |
343 |
583 |
-41.2% |
-240 |
|
Maidstone |
507 |
799 |
-36.5% |
-292 |
|
Medway |
991 |
1562 |
-36.6% |
-571 |
|
Sevenoaks |
249 |
395 |
-37.0% |
-146 |
|
Shepway |
333 |
524 |
-36.5% |
-191 |
|
Swale |
451 |
802 |
-43.8% |
-351 |
|
Thanet |
638 |
1036 |
-38.4% |
-398 |
|
Ton & Mall |
317 |
434 |
-27.0% |
-117 |
|
Tun Wells |
248 |
422 |
-41.2% |
-174 |
|
Force |
5631 |
9059 |
-37.8% |
-3428 |
Drugs – possession or trafficking of controlled substances
Recorded |
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This Year |
Last Year |
% change |
No change |
||
Drug Offences |
Ashford |
47 |
48 |
-2.1% |
-1 |
Canterbury |
95 |
82 |
15.9% |
13 |
|
Dartford |
51 |
55 |
-7.3% |
-4 |
|
Dover |
46 |
60 |
-23.3% |
-14 |
|
Gravesham |
70 |
66 |
6.1% |
4 |
|
Maidstone |
158 |
86 |
83.7% |
72 |
|
Medway |
160 |
208 |
-23.1% |
-48 |
|
Sevenoaks |
48 |
65 |
-26.2% |
-17 |
|
Shepway |
59 |
65 |
-9.2% |
-6 |
|
Swale |
68 |
46 |
47.8% |
22 |
|
Thanet |
230 |
114 |
101.8% |
116 |
|
Ton & Mall |
59 |
50 |
18.0% |
9 |
|
Tun Wells |
55 |
39 |
41.0% |
16 |
|
Force |
1146 |
984 |
16.5% |
162 |