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Crime in ME10 1PP

How much crime is recorded in ME10 1PP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Borden & The Meads
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,703 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME10 1PP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME10 1PP area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

ME10 1PPNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Shoplifting2.48.4
Burglary2.09.1
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.51.5
Robbery0.41.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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40
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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