Total Crime Rate

127.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 127.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 29.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chestnut Street area has the 17th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 100th 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 Chestnut Street (ME9 8DA) in the last 12 months was 127.9 per 1,000 residents and was 112.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chestnut Street (ME9 8DA), the main crime hotspot is near School Lane, with 7 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Chestnut Street area

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Data Sources

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