Newington, Halstow & Upchurch
Middle areaWest Swale. 8,184 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 31 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 23% of people in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch at a rate of 58.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Swale.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 187 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 116 |
| Other crime | 82 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 48 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Burglary | 16 |
| Shoplifting | 5 |
| Drug offences | 4 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Newington, Halstow & Upchurch compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Newington, Halstow & Upchurch safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch at a rate of 58.8 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Swale.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 42 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (187), anti-social behaviour (116) and other crime (82).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Swale
These figures are published for the whole of Swale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swale and not Newington, Halstow & Upchurch alone. See Swale
Newington, Halstow & Upchurch in brief
The median price paid for a home in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch was £385,000 in 2025.
Newington, Halstow & Upchurch had 7,811 usual residents at the census.
About 23% of people in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newington, Halstow & Upchurch, 83.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.