Total Crime Rate

56.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Woolbrook Close 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 Woolbrook Close (ME8 8ST) 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 (≈ 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 Woolbrook Close (ME8 8ST), 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 Woolbrook Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldecote Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Banky Fields Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Victoria Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Butchers Green Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterham Quay Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Otterham Quay Lane —
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Otterham Quay Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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