Crime Rate in Chalkwell, ward

Chalkwell has the highest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 45th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 4th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Chalkwell in the last 12 months was 400.3 per 1,000 residents and was 273.0% higher than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Chalkwell’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 528 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 12 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 61.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 678 (≈ 131.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Chalkwell ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 367 crimes here, including 92 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.