Total Crime Rate
84.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Debnam Grove area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Downs , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Debnam Grove (ME10 3FN) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 112.8% higher than the East Downs average (39.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Debnam Grove (ME10 3FN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Debnam Grove, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barkers End (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Teynham and Lynsted| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harper Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Lomas Road | — |
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