Total Crime Rate
85.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
40.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wallbridge Lane area has the 31st highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 168th highest crime rate of 453 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 Wallbridge Lane (ME8 7XD) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.5% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 40.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wallbridge Lane (ME8 7XD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Horsham Lane, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Woodruff Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodruff Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wallbridge Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wallbridge Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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