Total Crime Rate

227.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 227.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 24.4 7/10
  • Drugs 16.3 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.4 5/10
  • Robbery 5.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Quartz Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 41st 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 Quartz Way (ME10 5AA) in the last 12 months was 227.6 per 1,000 residents and was 252.2% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 108.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 264.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quartz Way (ME10 5AA), the main crime hotspot is near Spinel Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow

Crime Over Time in Quartz Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Ruby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olivine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spinel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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