Crime Rates at Larkfield Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 2DP

Larkfield Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Larkfield Avenue (ME10 2DP) in the last 12 months was 179.6 per 1,000 residents and was 177.9% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Larkfield Avenue (ME10 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 154 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.