Total Crime Rate

211.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 211.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Public order 29.3 10/10
  • Burglary 16.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 16.3 6/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Saffron Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 47th 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 Saffron Way (ME10 2EX) in the last 12 months was 211.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.1% lower than the Chalkwell average (400.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 766.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 1066.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saffron Way (ME10 2EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tribune Drive, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saffron Way (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saffron Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taillour Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saffron Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saffron Way —
Sep 2025Other theft Gregory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saffron Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tribune Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tribune Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Porch Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Porch Close —
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Data Sources

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