Crime Rates at Bowater Close, Sittingbourne, ME10 2FR

Bowater Close area has the highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 7th 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 Bowater Close (ME10 2FR) in the last 12 months was 658.0 per 1,000 residents and was 918.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 68.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 186.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowater Close (ME10 2FR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 156 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.