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Crime in ME13 7

How much crime is recorded in ME13 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swale
Region
South East
Population
12,958 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME13 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME13 7, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).

ME13 7National
Violence and sexual offences22.023.6
Anti-social behaviour21.610.7
Shoplifting19.08.4
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary4.99.1
Public order4.24.6
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.93.5
Other crime2.41.5
Robbery1.61.4
Drugs0.92.4
Theft from the person0.82.1
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.71.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 15% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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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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