Total Crime Rate

143.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.2 9/10
  • Other theft 59.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.3 3/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.0 1/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Forstal area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Boughton and Courtenay , and the 88th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Forstal (ME13 9JG) in the last 12 months was 143.2 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% higher than the Boughton and Courtenay average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forstal (ME13 9JG), the main crime hotspot is near Drove Lane. Police recorded 1 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forstal area

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Data Sources

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