Crime Rates at Staplehurst Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 2NY

Staplehurst Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 170th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Staplehurst Road (ME10 2NY) in the last 12 months was 88.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Staplehurst Road (ME10 2NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Staple Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near B2006 (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.