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Crime in ME9 9ST

How much crime is recorded in ME9 9ST, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Teynham & Badlesmere
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
2,289 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME9 9ST

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME9 9ST area, 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
30.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
73
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 9STNational
Violence and sexual offences26.523.6
Anti-social behaviour24.410.7
Criminal damage and arson8.34.7
Burglary3.49.1
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs2.12.4
Other crime2.11.5
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 31% 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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