Total Crime
179,642
Latest 12 months
Insights / Crime / Kent Police
Kent Police Crime Drilldown
How crime is changing and what is driving it in Kent Police.
Latest month: January 2026
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YoY Change
-2.0%
183,220 in the prior 12 months
Last 3-Month Trend
-3.0%
42,467 vs 43,799
What's Driving Change
High level changes impacting crime figures regionally
Crime is down 2.0% in this area.
Driven by
•
Anti-social behaviour ↑ 19.9%
•
Shoplifting ↑ 5.1%
•
Drugs ↑ 9.0%
Offset by
•
Violence and sexual offences ↓ 5.7%
•
Vehicle crime ↓ 23.2%
•
Burglary ↓ 19.5%
Crime Breakdown
Share of total crime (%)
Monthly Trend
Kent Police monthly crime
Monthly crime compared to the same period last year
Crime Breakdown
Latest 12 months by type
| Crime type | Total 12m | YoY change | Share % | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Violence and sexual offences
Largest category · 37.0%
|
66,455 |
-5.7%
vs +0.8% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Anti-social behaviour
|
31,819 |
+19.9%
vs +0.4% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Shoplifting
|
16,755 |
+5.1%
vs -3.1% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Criminal damage and arson
|
16,349 |
-3.7%
vs -4.9% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Other theft
|
11,784 |
-6.5%
vs -8.2% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Public order
|
7,644 |
-12.4%
vs -4.4% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Vehicle crime
|
7,271 |
-23.2%
vs -13.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Drugs
|
6,514 |
+9.0%
vs +16.3% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Other crime
|
5,432 |
-8.5%
vs +0.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Burglary
|
4,619 |
-19.5%
vs -10.6% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Possession of weapons
|
1,818 |
+2.0%
vs +4.8% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Robbery
|
1,388 |
+37.6%
vs +5.0% nationally
|
|
↑ Up |
|
Bicycle theft
|
1,019 |
-2.7%
vs -12.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |
|
Theft from the person
|
775 |
-20.8%
vs -18.0% nationally
|
|
↓ Down |