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Crime in ME12 2

How much crime is recorded in ME12 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swale
Region
South East
Population
18,593 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME12 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME12 2, above 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
39.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
94
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).

ME12 2National
Violence and sexual offences32.723.6
Anti-social behaviour23.010.7
Shoplifting12.28.4
Criminal damage and arson9.64.7
Burglary8.39.1
Other theft4.64.5
Public order3.34.6
Drugs3.12.4
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Other crime2.41.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.61.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
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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