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Crime in ME9 0

How much crime is recorded in ME9 0, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swale
Region
South East
Population
10,557 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME9 0

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME9 0, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
48
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).

ME9 0National
Anti-social behaviour13.510.7
Violence and sexual offences12.923.6
Burglary8.59.1
Other theft4.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Shoplifting2.78.4
Other crime1.71.5
Public order1.44.6
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.31.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 20% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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