Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bristol Close area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bristol Close (ME10 5BE) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 20.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bristol Close (ME10 5BE), 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.
View Crime In The Meads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quartz Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parchment Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lonsdale Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gadby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spinel Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parchment Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Porcelain Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Parchment Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parchment Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Papyrus Drive | Under investigation |
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