Swale crime rate Interactive maps and visualisation

Overview of Swale crime rate

Crime rating – high.

Swale ranks 5th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 17481 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, Swale has a population of 151677. This equates to a crime rate of 115.25 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents an increase of 0.98 % compared to previous year.

Most common crime types in Swale are Violence and sexual offences (38.5%) Anti-social behaviour (15.6%) Criminal damage and arson (10.5%) and least common crime types are Bicycle theft (0.5%) Robbery (0.4%) Theft from the person (0.3%).

There are 24 wards in Swale. Wards with high crime rates are Chalkwell (Swale) (292.9), Sheerness (210.4), Roman (Swale) (205.8) . On the other end, safest wards are Minster Cliffs (51.8), East Downs (48.5), Woodstock (Swale) (48.3) .

Swale crime incidents by crime type

A total of 17481 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 6728 (38.5)%
Anti-social behaviour – 2721 (15.6)%
Criminal damage and arson – 1827 (10.5)%
Shoplifting – 1681 (9.6)%
Other theft – 1170 (6.7)%
Public order – 936 (5.4)%
Vehicle crime – 708 (4.1)%
Burglary – 570 (3.3)%
Other crime – 517 (3.0)%
Drugs – 255 (1.5)%
Possession of weapons – 149 (0.9)%
Bicycle theft – 87 (0.5)%
Robbery – 78 (0.4)%
Theft from the person – 54 (0.3)%

How does Swale compare against nearby areas ?

Swale ranks 5th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas Swale is compared against

Crime rates in Swale wards

There are 24 wards within Swale. Chalkwell (Swale), Sheerness, Roman (Swale) has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.