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Crime in Swale by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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4,330crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+12%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Boughton Streetlowest rate27.3 per 1,000 a year
90middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Minster (5%), Halfway (6%) and Sheerness (6%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1OareME13 · 2,442 residents 247.3▲ 82%anti-social behaviour
2SheernessME12 · 16,527 residents 202.8▲ 6%violence
3Leysdown-on-SeaME12 · 3,420 residents 181.3▲ 42%violence
4QueenboroughME11 · 9,851 residents 145.8▲ 11%violence
5HalfwayME12 · 32,159 residents 137.7▲ 6%violence
6SittingbourneME10 · 50,898 residents 117.6▲ 12%violence
7FavershamME13 · 20,435 residents 110.2▲ 24%violence
8BapchildME9 · 8,166 residents 100.9▲ 25%violence
9TeynhamME9 · 5,008 residents 99.8▲ 44%anti-social behaviour
10OspringeME13 · 9,155 residents 99.6▲ 26%anti-social behaviour
11KemsleyME10 · 9,506 residents 90▲ 29%violence
12NewingtonME9 · 3,922 residents 84.7▲ 26%violence
13WardenME12 · 3,420 residents 76▲ 30%violence
14BobbingME9 · 8,618 residents 70.6▲ 38%violence
15MinsterME12 · 19,077 residents 70.5▲ 5%violence
16EastchurchME12 · 2,141 residents 57.9▼ 6%violence
17IwadeME9 · 4,531 residents 46.8▲ 15%anti-social behaviour
18BordenME9 · 4,101 residents 40▲ 156%violence
19TunstallME9 · 3,347 residents 34.7▲ 61%violence
20StaplestreetME13 · 3,229 residents 29.7▲ 20%violence
21Boughton StreetME13 · 3,229 residents 27.3▲ 29%violence

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Swale have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Boughton Street, Staplestreet, Tunstall, Borden and Iwade.

Which areas of Swale have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Oare, Sheerness, Leysdown-on-Sea, Queenborough and Halfway.

Is crime going up or down in Swale?

Across Swale, 4,330 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 12% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.