Total Crime Rate

148.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

75.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 148.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 75.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.1 9/10
  • Other theft 25.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

South Bush Lane area has the 11th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 79th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around South Bush Lane (ME8 8PS) in the last 12 months was 148.1 per 1,000 residents and was 138.9% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (62.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 75.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 168.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in South Bush Lane area

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Data Sources

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