Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 68.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Drugs 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lywood Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 213th 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 Lywood Drive (ME10 2FT) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 15.8% higher than the Borden and Grove Park average (58.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lywood Drive (ME10 2FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 100 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near West Street (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lywood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Periwinkle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periwinkle Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Periwinkle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dover Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kings Mill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Frederick Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Charlotte Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Romney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Romney Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frederick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gibson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bowater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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