Total Crime Rate

115.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 115.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.6 7/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Bobbing Hill area has the 19th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 115th highest crime rate of 454 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 Bobbing Hill (ME9 8NY) in the last 12 months was 115.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 51.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bobbing Hill (ME9 8NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cold Harbour Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Key Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow

Crime Over Time in Bobbing Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Cold Harbour Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Ladyfields Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chestnut Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Cold Harbour Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Cold Harbour Lane Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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