Total Crime Rate

87.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 87.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 19.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.2 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Drugs 6.5 7/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Grovehurst Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 453 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 Grovehurst Road (ME9 8RB) in the last 12 months was 87.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 19.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovehurst Road (ME9 8RB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Featherbed Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Danes Mead (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grovehurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Featherbed Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Grovehurst Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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