Crime Rates at Burley Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 1JH

Burley Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Borden and Grove Park , and the 204th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burley Road (ME10 1JH) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% lower than the Borden and Grove Park average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 21.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burley Road (ME10 1JH), the main crime hotspot is near William Street. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.