Total Crime Rate
109.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Laxton Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 126th 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 Laxton Way (ME10 2QL) in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.9% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Laxton Way (ME10 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Vicarage Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2006 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Meads Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knightsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Amethyst Drive | — |
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