Total Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 83.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wells Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 175th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wells Way (ME13 7QW) in the last 12 months was 83.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.5% lower than the Priory average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wells Way (ME13 7QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barnfield Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wells Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bysing Wood Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bysing Wood Road —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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