Total Crime Rate

388.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 388.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.0 10/10
  • Other theft 48.0 10/10
  • Drugs 40.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other crime 16.0 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.0 10/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Sheppey Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 17th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheppey Way (ME9 8QP) in the last 12 months was 388.0 per 1,000 residents and was 500.2% 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 Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheppey Way (ME9 8QP), the main crime hotspot is near Sheppey Way. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheppey Way area

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Data Sources

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