St Ann's, Swale: Safety
Safety
St Ann's recorded 99.5 crimes per 1,000 people in 2025, which is higher than the UK average of 88.6 and the South East average of 78.6. That said, it's well below neighbouring Priory, which hit 176.4.
Things looked better in 2024. St Ann's came in at 78.8 crimes per 1,000 people, below the UK average of 91.6. Crime went up in 2025, mainly because of anti-social behaviour and shoplifting, though burglary and violent crime both stayed lower than the national average.
When you compare St Ann's to nearby neighbourhoods, it does reasonably well. Abbey recorded 132 crimes per 1,000 in 2025, and Priory was significantly higher. Early 2026 data shows St Ann's tracking at 32.6 per 1,000 so far, which is below the UK average of 39.6 for the same period.
Source: police-recorded crime for St Ann's ward (Kent Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. St Ann's ward: Kent Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
St Ann's ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
100.8
Similar to
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Higher than
South East region average
84.2
Neighbouring wards
Higher than
Teynham and Lynsted
72.5
Higher than
Watling
88.1
Lower than
Abbey
138.4
Lower than
Priory
179.2
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in St Ann's ward and the South East region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Anti-social behaviour29%14%
- Violent offences25%38%
- Shoplifting20%10%
- Criminal damage and arson7%8%
- Public order4%7%
- Vehicle crime4%4%
- Other theft3%7%
- Drugs3%3%
- Other crime2%2%
- Burglary1%3%
- Robbery1%1%
- Bicycle theft1%1%
- Possession of weapons1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
