Crime Rates at Ashington Close, Sittingbourne, ME10 1EJ

Ashington Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 104th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashington Close (ME10 1EJ) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 94.8% higher than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 88.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashington Close (ME10 1EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashington Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.