Crime Rate in Borden and Grove Park, ward

Borden and Grove Park has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 3044th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 421st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Borden and Grove Park in the last 12 months was 75.1 per 1,000 residents and was 30.1% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Borden and Grove Park’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 239 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 267 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -0.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Borden and Grove Park ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Wises Lane, with 51 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Westlands Avenue (25 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.