Total Crime Rate
77.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bysing Wood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 191st highest 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 Bysing Wood Road (ME13 7QA) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 47.9% lower than the Priory average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bysing Wood Road (ME13 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bysing Wood Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blaxland Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Admiralty Close | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Admiralty Close | — |
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