Total Crime Rate
312.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
104.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bysing Wood Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bysing Wood Road (ME13 7RL) in the last 12 months was 312.1 per 1,000 residents and was 109.8% higher than the Priory average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bysing Wood Road (ME13 7RL), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Admiralty Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Admiralty Close | Awaiting court outcome |
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