Crime Rate in East Downs, ward

East Downs has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 2771st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 530th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in East Downs in the last 12 months was 51.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, East Downs’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 62 (≈ 22.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the East Downs ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Eastling Road, with 18 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Newnham Lane (10 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.