Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 73.4 6/10
  • Other theft 29.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Church Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 205th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (ME10 2GX) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (ME10 2GX), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crown Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laburnum Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hythe Road
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gibson Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Sep 2025Drugs Arthur Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Larkfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Crown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kings Mill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cortland Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Beechwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walmer Gardens

Data Sources

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