Total Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kestrel 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.
View Crime In Woodstock| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harvey Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Osprey Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Osprey Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fulston Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Trotts Hall Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanhope Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kestrel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Finches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Peregrine Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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