Crime Rate in St Ann's, ward

St Ann's has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 3244th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 627th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in St Ann's in the last 12 months was 57.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.3% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, St Ann's’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 119 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the St Ann's ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Whiting Crescent, with 40 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Breeze Meadow (9 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.