Kent crime stats
April 2024

The overall crime rate in Kent county is 118.1 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 76.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 39.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 131% of national crime rate. Possession of weapons crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 27.6% over the last twelve months.The category of "other crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Other crime" rate is at 176% of national crime rate which puts Kent on 4. position out of 52 England's and Wales' counties in this crime category. "Other crime" makes up 2.7% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "other crime" is 5.3k cases and has decreased by 3.3% when compared year-over-year in the period of March 2023 - February 2024.

Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Ranking (52 counties)	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
Violent crime →	39.4%	5. highest	131%	76.5k	-5.9%
Antisocial behaviour crime →	14.5%	18. highest	108%	28.2k	1.8%
Criminal damage and arson crime →	9.9%	3. highest	146%	19.2k	-4.2%
Shoplifting crime →	7.6%	13. highest	125%	14.8k	20.5%
Other theft crime →	6.9%	10. highest	102%	13.4k	-8.2%
Public order crime →	5.5%	15. lowest	84%	10.8k	-14.1%
Vehicle crime →	4.9%	18. highest	92%	9.4k	-2.8%
Burglary crime →	3.2%	25. highest	89%	6.2k	-6.3%
Other crime →	2.7%	4. highest	176%	5.3k	-3.3%
Drugs crime →	2.7%	10. highest	115%	5.2k	12.2%
Possession of weapons crime →	0.9%	17. highest	115%	1.7k	27.6%
Bicycle theft crime →	0.7%	18. lowest	72%	1.3k	-5.0%
Robbery crime →	0.6%	23. highest	56%	1.2k	-11.0%
Theft from the person crime →	0.5%	21. highest	33%	1.1k	-4.8%
Crime statistic	Share of all crimes	Crime rate ranking	% of national crime rate	Crime volume	% annual change
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