Crime Rate in Boughton and Courtenay, ward

Boughton and Courtenay has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 3631st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 572nd highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Boughton and Courtenay in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Boughton and Courtenay’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 133 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 161 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Boughton and Courtenay ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Dargate Road, with 65 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Parking Area (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.