Crime Rates at Quartz Way, Sittingbourne, ME10 5AB

Quartz Way area has the 9th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 68th highest crime rate of 453 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 5AB) in the last 12 months was 168.0 per 1,000 residents and was 179.0% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 81.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Quartz Way (ME10 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Spinel Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.