This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 4.44 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.44 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Police Recorded Crime in Swale
Crime trends · Swale
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
285
YoY -21%
ASB
175
YoY -8%
Vehicle Crime
23
YoY -41%
Burglary
21
YoY -22%
Criminal damage
81
YoY -17%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Drugs
25
YoY +19%
Other Theft
49
YoY +53%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
5 of 5 key categories improving · other theft up sharply
810
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics in Swale
Ethnicity
Total residents: 151,669
White Brit.88.6%
Other White4.0%
African1.7%
+ other · 5.8%
Religion
Total residents: 151,686
Christian47.2%
No religion45.4%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim1.0%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
Total residents: 151,637
50–6419.9%
35–4918.9%
25–3413.1%
65–7410.5%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Total households: 60,509
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
Other13.3%
Any member 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.3%
