Overall crime in Kent is down, with big falls in the number of robberies, burglaries and sexual offences committed in the county.

New figures released this morning show 103,130 crimes were reported to police between September 2010 and September 2011 – down 4% on the previous 12 months, in line with the national average.

It means just six in every 100 people fell victim to crime last year.

Reports of robberies in Kent fell by 15% to 792, while the number of household burglaries was down 14% to 4,664.

Sexual offences, including rape, exploitation and indecent exposure, were down by 13%, with 1,323 offences reported to police last year.

The only increases were in the number of fraud and forgery offences (up 11% to 4,395) and thefts (up 4% to 29,457).