Crime Rate in Kemsley, ward

Kemsley has the 5th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 3229th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 625th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Kemsley in the last 12 months was 57.4 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Kemsley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 209 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Kemsley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Samuel Drive. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.