Total Crime Rate

98.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barrow Green area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in East Downs , and the 141st highest crime rate of 454 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 Barrow Green (ME9 9EB) in the last 12 months was 98.5 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the East Downs average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrow Green (ME9 9EB), the main crime hotspot is near Harrys Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barrow Green area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nutberry Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrys Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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