Total Crime Rate
86.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
23.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Vicarage Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 167th highest crime rate of 453 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 Vicarage Road (ME10 2BL) in the last 12 months was 86.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.1% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -46.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Vicarage Road (ME10 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Newbridge Avenue. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Milton Regis| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dobbie Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beechwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middletune Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyngley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dyngley Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenbrook Grove | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glenbrook Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dobbie Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Denbigh Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milbourne Grove | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Middletune Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Middletune Avenue | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Worcester Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newbridge Avenue | Under investigation |
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