Total Crime Rate
388.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Pheasants Cottages 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 Pheasants Cottages (ME9 8QX) 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 Pheasants Cottages (ME9 8QX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Featherbed Lane, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramblefield Lane (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Featherbed Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Featherbed Lane | — |
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