Total Crime Rate

188.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 188.4 9/10
  • Other theft 47.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Robbery 3.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 58th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (ME10 1NS) in the last 12 months was 188.4 per 1,000 residents and was 191.5% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (ME10 1NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashington Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow

Crime Over Time in London Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prentis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lydbrook Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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