Crime Rate in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow, ward

Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow has the 10th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 3759th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 545th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow in the last 12 months was 64.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 138 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -56.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 154 (≈ 22.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sheppey Way, with 66 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Sharfleet Crescent (12 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.