Total Crime Rate

85.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 85.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Meadows area has the 7th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Homewood , and the 172nd highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadows (ME10 4QW) in the last 12 months was 85.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.2% higher than the Homewood average (35.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadows (ME10 4QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Violet Court (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadows area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Primrose Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerrards Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Court —
Sep 2025Public order Violet Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gerrards Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Violet Court —
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Data Sources

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