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Crime in ME9 7

How much crime is recorded in ME9 7, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Swale
Region
South East
Population
17,727 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME9 7

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME9 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
29.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
79
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 7National
Violence and sexual offences23.923.6
Anti-social behaviour22.210.7
Shoplifting11.38.4
Criminal damage and arson6.34.7
Burglary6.39.1
Other theft4.94.5
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Drugs2.12.4
Theft from the person2.02.1
Other crime1.81.5
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 14% 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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