Crime Rates at Meadow Close, Iwade, Sittingbourne, ME9 8RT

Meadow Close area has the 31st highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 181st 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 Meadow Close (ME9 8RT) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 26.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Close (ME9 8RT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalkhill Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.