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Crime in ME10 4

How much crime is recorded in ME10 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swale
Region
South East
Population
16,767 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME10 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME10 4, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
33.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
92
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 4National
Violence and sexual offences27.423.6
Shoplifting25.98.4
Anti-social behaviour23.810.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary5.89.1
Public order4.74.6
Other theft4.44.5
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Drugs2.62.4
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.72.1
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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