Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tourmaline Drive area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 59th 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 Tourmaline Drive (ME10 5TA) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.6% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -97.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tourmaline Drive (ME10 5TA), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Tourmaline Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Olivine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quartz Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Quinton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spinel Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Quinton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jacinth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Jacinth Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacinth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jacinth Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anatase Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anatase Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Anatase Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anatase Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sonora Way

Data Sources

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