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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in ME12: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

ME12 recorded 433 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 10.08 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 40.0% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 7.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring132.01 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment433 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 7.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

433
trending_down -15.9% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

132.01per 1k
High Risk

Active Postcodes

1,180

Within ME12 district

Swale

42,965

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Prison Map
total: 29 Violence and sexual offences: 22 Other crime: 5
29
Parking Area Map
total: 15 Shoplifting: 8 Robbery: 2
15
Richmond Street Map
total: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 4
15
Victory Street Map
total: 14 Violence and sexual offences: 7 Criminal damage and arson: 2
14
Hare Street Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 2
10
Clyde Street Map
total: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3
10
Chilham Close Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 3
9
Short Street Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 3 Criminal damage and arson: 2
8
Shrubsole Avenue Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 4
8
Prison Map
total: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Vehicle crime: 1
7

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
433 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
173
40.0%
Anti-social Behaviour
95
21.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
44
10.2%
Shoplifting
25
5.8%
Other Theft
19
4.4%
Drug Offences
16
3.7%
Public Order
15
3.5%
Vehicle Crime
14
3.2%
Other Crime
13
3.0%
Burglary
9
2.1%
Weapons Possession
4
0.9%
Robbery
4
0.9%
Theft from Person
2
0.5%

Crime Analysis: ME12

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in ME12 (40.0%). Anti-social Behaviour (21.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in ME12 has fallen noticeably — by 7.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for ME12 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -15.9%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -7.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.6%

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