Total Crime Rate

153.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 153.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 36.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 11.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Recreation Way area has the 12th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 73rd 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 Recreation Way (ME10 2UJ) in the last 12 months was 153.3 per 1,000 residents and was 154.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -48.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Way (ME10 2UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Walsby Drive. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Recreation Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Saxon Shore Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Shore Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eadred Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reams Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsby Drive —
Apr 2026Other crime Manisty Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walsby Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridham Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yeates Drive —
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Data Sources

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