Total Crime Rate
461.5 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Eagles Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 12th 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 Eagles Close (ME10 3RQ) in the last 12 months was 461.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% higher than the Chalkwell average (400.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (β 222.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Eagles Close (ME10 3RQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 55 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wheatcroft Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chalkwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tonge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeed Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wild Ash Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Portland Avenue | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Portland Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Portland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wykeham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smeed Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Smeed Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Smeed Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunny Bank | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wykeham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wild Ash Croft | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tonge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tonge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wykeham Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tonge Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wild Ash Croft | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oak Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sunny Bank | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Gorse Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatcroft Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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