Total Crime Rate
19.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Borden Lane area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 49th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Borden Lane (ME10 1DA) in the last 12 months was 19.1 per 1,000 residents and was 74.6% lower than the Borden and Grove Park average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Borden Lane (ME10 1DA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Borden Lane, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Napier Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Borden and Grove Park| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brisbane Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cryalls Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Russell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Riddles Road | — |
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