Crime Rate in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch, ward

Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 3621st lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 575th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch in the last 12 months was 62.6 per 1,000 residents and was 41.7% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 69.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -35.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 227 (≈ 33.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hartlip, Newington and Upchurch ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Spade Lane, with 47 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Frankapps Close (30 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.