Total Crime Rate
89.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stangate Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 168th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stangate Drive (ME9 8UH) in the last 12 months was 89.1 per 1,000 residents and was 37.8% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stangate Drive (ME9 8UH), the main crime hotspot is near Sharfleet Crescent. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanderling Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sharfleet Crescent | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sanderling Way | Under investigation |
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