Total Crime Rate

288.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 288.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 101.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 67.8 10/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ridham Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 27th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridham Avenue (ME10 2SH) in the last 12 months was 288.1 per 1,000 residents and was 378.4% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 101.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ).

In the area around Ridham Avenue (ME10 2SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ridham Avenue, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Liege Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ridham Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Archer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Premier Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Monarch Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Monarch Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Monarch Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovehurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovehurst Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Liege Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grovehurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylewyn Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ridham Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ypres Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Menin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lloyd Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Menin Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Crescent —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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