Total Crime Rate

312.1 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 312.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 137.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.6 9/10
  • Public order 20.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bysing Wood Road area has the highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 24th highest crime rate of 454 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 7UD) in the last 12 months was 312.1 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher than the Priory average (165.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 310.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (β‰ˆ 104.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 106.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bysing Wood Road (ME13 7UD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bysing Wood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Whiting Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ivory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tin Shop Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tin Shop Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tin Shop Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tin Shop Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tin Shop Hill β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B2045 β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bond Close β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Breeze Meadow β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dan Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Dan Drive Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whiting Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whiting Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tin Shop Hill β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Breeze Meadow Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Larches β€”

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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