Total Crime Rate

231.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 231.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Burglary 14.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ypres Drive area has the 5th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 39th highest crime rate of 454 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 Ypres Drive (ME10 2TS) in the last 12 months was 231.3 per 1,000 residents and was 257.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 145.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ypres Drive (ME10 2TS), the main crime hotspot is near The Square. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ypres Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ypres Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ypres Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Rough Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Rough Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Archer Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ypres Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Martin Court —
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Data Sources

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