Kent violent crime statistics

As of October 2026, the annual crime rate in Kent county stands at 37.5 crimes per 1000 people. Kent's current crime levels are at 105% of the national crime rate. Violent crime makes up 35.1% of all crimes reported in the county. Violent crime totalled 61.6k representing a decrease 10% year-over-year.

Kent violent crime statistics Breakdown: Rate, Share, Volume, and Annual Change Compared to England & Wales
Kent countycrime statisticEngland & Wales
37.5annual crime rate per 1k workday people35.7
105%percentage of national crime rate100%
35.1% share of all crimes35.4%
61.6kcrimes reported2.0M
-10.0%annual change0.4%

Kent violent crime rate comparison map

Kent violent crime rate comparison map
Postcode sectorCrime rate vs. ENG & WLS rateCrime rate per 1000 workday peopleTotal number of crimes
BR8 7113%40500
BR8 875%27170
CT1 1181%651194
CT1 2175%63676
CT1 391%33468
CT10 1103%37265
CT10 270%25298
CT10 383%30183
CT11 0122%43237
CT11 7146%52362
CT11 8296%106572
CT11 9145%52357
CT12 478%2890
CT12 5180%64255
CT12 6185%66728
CT13 078%28133
CT13 943%1596
CT14 082%2974
CT14 691%32168
CT14 770%25190
CT14 848%1736
CT14 9108%38422
CT15 472%2688
CT15 540%1439
CT15 674%2756
CT15 798%35113
CT16 1208%74525
CT16 2145%52548
CT16 380%28119
CT17 0159%57566
CT17 9134%48514
CT18 771%25188
CT18 824%836
CT19 487%31269
CT19 5104%37372
CT19 6139%50318
CT2 0106%38190
CT2 789%32447
CT2 8108%38245
CT2 937%1358
CT20 1217%77731
CT20 2104%37358
CT20 365%23207
CT21 440%1468
CT21 560%21140
CT21 663%23111
CT3 159%21102
CT3 276%2769
CT3 3129%46187
CT3 4104%37125
CT4 551%1872
CT4 640%1464
CT4 774%26147
CT4 868%2437
CT5 1108%38279
CT5 269%25165
CT5 354%19159
CT5 496%34262
CT6 5151%54415
CT6 693%33258
CT6 793%33310
CT6 895%34246
CT7 077%28119
CT7 975%27165
CT8 8125%44272
CT9 1291%104926
CT9 2167%59532
CT9 3119%43380
CT9 4152%54358
CT9 5147%53433
DA1 1130%46535
DA1 2102%36465
DA1 362%22178
DA1 5149%53567
DA10 0217%77406
DA11 0125%45482
DA11 7145%52345
DA11 8109%39408
DA11 9143%51456
DA12 1112%40252
DA12 2153%55482
DA12 349%1738
DA12 4100%36351
DA12 5144%51512
DA13 054%19131
DA13 944%1668
DA2 6201%72773
DA2 781%29270
DA2 893%3375
DA3 776%27176
DA3 837%1394
DA4 057%2058
DA4 975%27119
DA9 963%22508
ME1 1218%78500
ME1 294%34428
ME1 3124%44430
ME10 178%28308
ME10 2117%42524
ME10 3141%50537
ME10 4108%39368
ME10 5106%3864
ME11 5140%50184
ME12 1180%64605
ME12 2158%57500
ME12 3135%48417
ME12 4275%98672
ME13 059%2156
ME13 797%35299
ME13 8111%39345
ME13 960%2189
ME14 1177%63639
ME14 272%26299
ME14 369%2583
ME14 446%1677
ME14 572%26209
ME15 047%1762
ME15 6165%59687
ME15 7113%40388
ME15 8114%41324
ME15 9128%46548
ME16 070%25346
ME16 8140%50469
ME16 9223%80480
ME17 172%26124
ME17 298%35158
ME17 381%29140
ME17 498%35253
ME18 543%1560
ME18 659%2145
ME19 441%14161
ME19 556%2096
ME19 6110%39265
ME2 179%28103
ME2 2157%56694
ME2 394%33290
ME2 483%30355
ME20 649%18228
ME20 758%21240
ME3 055%2043
ME3 777%27129
ME3 898%35227
ME3 9127%45368
ME4 3134%4892
ME4 4169%60892
ME4 5224%80816
ME4 6213%76575
ME5 0137%49424
ME5 7115%41464
ME5 883%29313
ME5 962%22208
ME6 5103%37344
ME7 1255%91893
ME7 2157%56523
ME7 339%14142
ME7 4218%78560
ME7 5172%61656
ME8 061%22201
ME8 6100%36290
ME8 796%34221
ME8 887%31215
ME8 972%26199
ME9 030%1122
ME9 792%33188
ME9 861%22138
ME9 9131%47193
TN1 165%23215
TN1 284%30296
TN10 3112%40248
TN10 450%18109
TN11 057%20101
TN11 835%1239
TN11 933%1266
TN12 093%33176
TN12 546%1746
TN12 677%27282
TN12 735%1228
TN12 833%1224
TN12 980%29130
TN13 135%12103
TN13 238%14106
TN13 343%15143
TN14 563%22149
TN14 665%2368
TN14 750%1891
TN15 0129%46189
TN15 650%18138
TN15 763%23106
TN15 849%1791
TN15 925%912
TN16 156%2099
TN17 151%1838
TN17 258%2174
TN17 361%22103
TN17 435%1249
TN18 477%2790
TN18 528%1024
TN2 385%30288
TN2 496%34313
TN2 558%21168
TN23 1111%40244
TN23 3102%36351
TN23 4163%58258
TN23 5136%49467
TN23 638%1453
TN23 7122%44140
TN24 0117%42686
TN24 8105%38401
TN24 9109%39338
TN25 446%1783
TN25 558%2163
TN25 643%1573
TN25 7165%59108
TN26 159%2149
TN26 280%2884
TN26 371%25110
TN27 079%28103
TN27 865%2378
TN27 9102%36149
TN28 886%31228
TN29 086%31178
TN29 967%24150
TN3 025%945
TN3 831%1119
TN30 686%31187
TN30 758%2168
TN4 053%19136
TN4 871%25205
TN4 973%26269
TN8 589%32168
TN8 688%32172
TN8 734%1228
TN9 172%26266
TN9 296%34335

Kent violent crime rate rank

Crime rate ranking : Kent county has the 23. highest crime rate out of 54 counties

Kent violent crime rate rank

Kent violent crime rate compared to other counties

Violent crime totalled 61.6k representing a decrease 10% year-over-year. In the graph below, county are compared by crime rate and crime rate percentage change. Crime rate percentage change compares the county crime rate between September 2025 - August 2026 to the county crime rate in the previous 12 months. The size of the circle reflects the number of total crimes reported. The bigger the circle, the higher the number of crimes reported in the county.

-10.0% annual change, crime is declining

61.6k crimes reported

Kent violent crime rate compared to other countiesCrime rate percentage change
Crime rate per 1000 workday people

Kent violent crime volume

Number of crime incidents by month from January 2014 to August 2026.

Kent violent crime volume

Kent violent crime rate

Crime rate per 1000 workday people compared to the national crime rate by year.

Kent violent crime rate

Kent violent crime seasonality

Total number of crimes reported in a given calendar month (1 = January … 12 = December) in the previous five years, i.e. from 2020 till 2024.

Kent violent crime seasonality

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Crime Statistics Detail for Kent county
Antisocial behaviour crime →
Bicycle theft crime →
Burglary crime →
Criminal damage and arson crime →
Drugs crime →
Other crime →
Other theft crime →
Possession of weapons crime →
Public order crime →
Robbery crime →
Shoplifting crime →
Theft from the person crime →
Vehicle crime →
Violent crime →

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