Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

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 56.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Robbery 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Littlefield Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Littlefield Road (ME8 8SE) in the last 12 months was 56.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% lower than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (β‰ˆ 20.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littlefield Road (ME8 8SE), the main crime hotspot is near Otterham Quay Lane. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Littlefield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane β€”
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterham Quay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldecote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Court β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butchers Green Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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