Kent Police/Crime in Kent Police

Crime in Kent Police

Recorded crime across Kent Police's area, updated monthly. Crime figures are published by the Home Office with a typical 2–3 month delay. Serving a population of approximately 1,653,000.

Monthly data36 months tracked

Jan 2026Latest data

13,970Crimes recorded

8.5Rate per 1,000

10 of 41National rank

3mo behindData freshness

Updated Jan 2026

At a glance

Key crime figures for Jan 2026, the most recent month with published data.

Total crimes

13,970

Crime rate per 1,000

8.5 per 1,000 people

National ranking

10 of 41 (9% above average)

Month-on-month

-4.9%

Year-on-year

-2.9% vs Jan 2025

Most common crime

Violence and sexual offences (37.3%)

Crime trend

How total recorded crime has changed over time. The national average is 7.8 crimes per 1,000 people. Seasonal patterns are common — anti-social behaviour typically rises in summer months.

Feb 202314,739 crimes

Mar 202315,927 crimes

+8.1% vs previous month

Apr 202316,443 crimes

+3.2% vs previous month

May 202317,272 crimes

+5.0% vs previous month

Jun 202317,209 crimes

-0.4% vs previous month

Jul 202318,526 crimes

+7.7% vs previous month

Aug 202317,494 crimes

-5.6% vs previous month

Sept 202317,058 crimes

-2.5% vs previous month

Oct 202316,443 crimes

-3.6% vs previous month

Nov 202315,064 crimes

-8.4% vs previous month

Dec 202314,335 crimes

-4.8% vs previous month

Jan 202414,602 crimes

+1.9% vs previous month

Feb 202414,063 crimes

-3.7% vs previous month

Mar 202416,037 crimes

+14.0% vs previous month

Apr 202415,920 crimes

-0.7% vs previous month

May 202417,286 crimes

+8.6% vs previous month

Jun 202416,109 crimes

-6.8% vs previous month

Jul 202416,238 crimes

+0.8% vs previous month

Aug 202417,172 crimes

+5.8% vs previous month

Sept 202414,425 crimes

-16.0% vs previous month

Oct 202415,347 crimes

+6.4% vs previous month

Nov 202414,387 crimes

-6.3% vs previous month

Dec 202414,004 crimes

-2.7% vs previous month

Jan 202514,388 crimes

+2.7% vs previous month

Feb 202513,472 crimes

-6.4% vs previous month

Mar 202515,917 crimes

+18.1% vs previous month

Apr 202515,200 crimes

-4.5% vs previous month

May 202516,462 crimes

+8.3% vs previous month

Jun 202515,491 crimes

-5.9% vs previous month

Jul 202517,962 crimes

+16.0% vs previous month

Aug 202516,468 crimes

-8.3% vs previous month

Sept 202513,514 crimes

-17.9% vs previous month

Oct 202514,315 crimes

+5.9% vs previous month

Nov 202514,302 crimes

-0.1% vs previous month

Dec 202514,695 crimes

+2.7% vs previous month

Jan 202613,970 crimes

-4.9% vs previous month

Full crime breakdown

All 14 crime categories recorded in Jan 2026, ranked by volume. Categories are defined by the Home Office.

1
Violence and sexual offences
5,216 (37.3%)
2
Anti-social behaviour
2,143 (15.3%)
3
Criminal damage and arson
1,311 (9.4%)
4
Shoplifting
1,286 (9.2%)
5
Other theft
972 (7.0%)
6
Drugs
692 (5.0%)
7
Vehicle crime
572 (4.1%)
8
Public order
538 (3.9%)
9
Other crime
463 (3.3%)
10
Burglary
391 (2.8%)
11
Possession of weapons
157 (1.1%)
12
Robbery
119 (0.9%)
13
Bicycle theft
60 (0.4%)
14
Theft from person
49 (0.4%)

Month-by-month detail

Recorded crime totals and category counts for each month. MoM shows the percentage change compared to the previous month.

Month	Total	MoM %	Violence	ASB	Burglary	Vehicle	Shoplifting	Drugs	Robbery	Public order
Jan 2026	13,970	-4.9%	5,216	2,143	391	572	1,286	692	119	538
Dec 2025	14,695	+2.7%	5,587	2,339	427	619	1,287	622	113	586
Nov 2025	14,302	-0.1%	5,157	2,589	353	637	1,337	528	123	555
Oct 2025	14,315	+5.9%	4,926	2,591	392	667	1,406	527	136	570
Sept 2025	13,514	-17.9%	4,725	2,547	351	598	1,281	479	122	553
Aug 2025	16,468	-8.3%	5,861	3,481	391	640	1,460	548	134	705
Jul 2025	17,962	+16.0%	6,601	3,691	369	640	1,507	540	140	844
Jun 2025	15,491	-5.9%	5,837	2,990	381	544	1,360	515	152	737
May 2025	16,462	+8.3%	6,232	2,807	406	590	1,531	554	150	767
Apr 2025	15,200	-4.5%	5,501	2,614	362	606	1,501	561	98	657
Mar 2025	15,917	+18.1%	6,206	2,384	426	621	1,564	582	73	693
Feb 2025	13,472	-6.4%	5,443	1,645	419	594	1,430	483	55	540
Jan 2025	14,388	+2.7%	5,813	1,560	491	759	1,334	577	66	654
Dec 2024	14,004	-2.7%	5,609	1,596	412	742	1,351	522	80	577
Nov 2024	14,387	-6.3%	5,352	1,813	458	746	1,469	638	85	651
Oct 2024	15,347	+6.4%	5,832	2,097	473	772	1,360	621	60	712
Sept 2024	14,425	-16.0%	5,443	1,996	511	765	1,217	553	82	703
Aug 2024	17,172	+5.8%	6,339	2,906	475	818	1,508	460	85	924
Jul 2024	16,238	+0.8%	6,311	2,681	458	822	1,285	432	94	778
Jun 2024	16,109	-6.8%	6,143	2,593	470	777	1,330	420	103	827
May 2024	17,286	+8.6%	6,598	2,697	517	795	1,431	495	88	918
Apr 2024	15,920	-0.7%	5,889	2,434	570	816	1,432	482	99	717
Mar 2024	16,037	+14.0%	6,435	2,197	484	882	1,305	496	94	770
Feb 2024	14,063	-3.7%	5,673	1,978	448	835	1,110	409	95	606
Jan 2024	14,602	+1.9%	6,048	1,663	574	842	1,249	374	90	666
Dec 2023	14,335	-4.8%	5,932	1,617	550	826	1,088	423	70	650
Nov 2023	15,064	-8.4%	6,163	1,635	581	849	1,273	388	83	789
Oct 2023	16,443	-3.6%	6,380	2,255	564	825	1,352	404	112	923
Sept 2023	17,058	-2.5%	6,889	2,715	469	788	1,293	391	104	1,004
Aug 2023	17,494	-5.6%	6,465	3,037	542	711	1,401	483	101	987
Jul 2023	18,526	+7.7%	7,001	2,937	569	835	1,463	496	123	1,019
Jun 2023	17,209	-0.4%	6,897	2,984	446	753	1,199	403	80	942
May 2023	17,272	+5.0%	6,876	2,793	535	672	1,258	452	99	903
Apr 2023	16,443	+3.2%	6,484	2,541	484	727	1,126	448	80	906
Mar 2023	15,927	+8.1%	6,609	1,994	532	739	1,111	522	116	852
Feb 2023	14,739	—	5,876	1,902	506	737	1,172	441	92	761