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Crime Rates in Swale, local authority district

Crime Rate

109

109

Average 5/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 12.11.2025

Annual total crime rate in Swale, (local authority district) is 109 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in Swale (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 42.3 6/10
Anti-social behaviour 20.8 7/10
Criminal damage and arson 10.5 8/10
Shoplifting 8.97 5/10
Other theft 6.11 4/10
Public order 4.52 3/10
Vehicle crime 4.19 5/10
Other crime 3.5 8/10
Burglary 2.96 4/10
Drugs 2.29 3/10
Possession of weapons 1.15 6/10
Robbery 0.738 4/10
Bicycle theft 0.514 3/10
Theft from the person 0.323 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

Above are annual crime rates in Swale (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in Swale (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of Swale (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in Swale (local authority district) and South East (region)

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population
  • Swale
    LAD
  • South East
    region

Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in Swale (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates of wards within Swale (local authority district)

Ward nameCrime Rate
1. Woodstock45.9 low
2. East Downs51.8 low
3. Boughton and Courtenay52.6 low
4. Minster Cliffs60.8 low
5. Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow61 low
6. Kemsley64 low
7. West Downs64.3 low
8. Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch64.4 low
9. The Meads66.3 low
10. Teynham and Lynsted72.2 low
11. Borden and Grove Park79.1 low
12. Watling84.5 low
13. Sheppey Central85 low
14. St Ann's86.7 low
15. Homewood115 low
16. Queenborough and Halfway116 medium
17. Murston119 medium
18. Milton Regis143 medium
19. Abbey147 medium
20. Priory158 medium
21. Sheppey East168 medium
22. Roman169 medium
23. Sheerness194 medium
24. Chalkwell262 high

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Oct 2024 - Sept 2025

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