Total Crime Rate

49.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.8 3/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Homewood Avenue area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 169th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Homewood Avenue (ME10 1XW) in the last 12 months was 49.6 per 1,000 residents and was 34.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Homewood Avenue (ME10 1XW), the main crime hotspot is near Chaucer Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Homewood Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Medway Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Homewood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Ridge Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrow Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Rock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chaucer Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kent Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harmony Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bassett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Barrow Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ufton Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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