Total Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 6.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Kestrel Close area has the lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Homewood , and the 7th lowest 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 Kestrel Close (ME10 4PX) in the last 12 months was 6.3 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% lower than the Homewood average (34.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kestrel Close (ME10 4PX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kestrel Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harvey Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Osprey Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osprey Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fulston Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Trotts Hall Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanhope Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Finches Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Peregrine Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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