Total Crime Rate
6.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amethyst Drive area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 8th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Amethyst Drive (ME10 5JS) in the last 12 months was 6.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Amethyst Drive (ME10 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Knightsfield Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dean Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In The Meads| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Anatase Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Anatase Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Worcester Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worcester Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anatase Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Anatase Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Knightsfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Raite Green | — |
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