Total Crime Rate

85.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 85.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Robbery 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fans Lane area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 170th 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 Fans Lane (ME9 8TZ) in the last 12 months was 85.2 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fans Lane (ME9 8TZ), the main crime hotspot is near Sharfleet Crescent. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Fans Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharfleet Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sanderling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sharfleet Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Springvale Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sanderling Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharfleet Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sheerstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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