Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Chaffes Lane area has the 40th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 224th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaffes Lane (ME9 7BN) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 3.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaffes Lane (ME9 7BN), the main crime hotspot is near Bishop Lane. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaffes Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Horsham Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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