Total Crime Rate
69.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Neames Forstal area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Boughton and Courtenay , and the 212th 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 Neames Forstal (ME13 9PP) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.5% higher than the Boughton and Courtenay average (56.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Neames Forstal (ME13 9PP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sondes Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Selling Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Selling Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Sondes Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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