Total Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

School Lane area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 127th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around School Lane (ME9 8QJ) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 38.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 500.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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Crime Over Time in School Lane area

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Data Sources

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