Crime Rates at Grovehurst Road, Kemsley, Sittingbourne, ME10 2RB

Grovehurst Road area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Grovehurst Road (ME10 2RB) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 7.5% lower 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovehurst Road (ME10 2RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tribune Drive, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Saffron Way (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.