Crime Rate in Teynham and Lynsted, ward

Teynham and Lynsted has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 wards in Swale district and the 3397th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 489th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Teynham and Lynsted in the last 12 months was 69.7 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower than the Swale district average (107.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Teynham and Lynsted’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 198 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 232 (≈ 31.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Teynham and Lynsted ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Supermarket, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Frognal Close (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.