Total Crime Rate
135.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glover Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 453 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 Glover Close (ME10 2QA) in the last 12 months was 135.7 per 1,000 residents and was 125.4% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 325.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (β 47.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glover Close (ME10 2QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Square, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Menin Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kemsley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merleburgh Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Green | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Archer Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grovehurst Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grovehurst Avenue | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Grovehurst Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Menin Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Menin Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Liege Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Merleburgh Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Green | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ypres Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Green | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Green | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Monarch Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Merleburgh Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Celt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aylewyn Green | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | West Green | β |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Monarch Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Monarch Drive | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Premier Way | β |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ingleden Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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