Total Crime Rate

122.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.4 9/10
  • Drugs 20.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Springfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 105th 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 Springfield Road (ME10 2ND) in the last 12 months was 122.5 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% higher than the Borden and Grove Park average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Springfield Road (ME10 2ND), the main crime hotspot is near Cavell Way. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Borden and Grove Park

Crime Over Time in Springfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waterloo Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romney Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavell Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hythe Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walmer Gardens —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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