Crime Rates at Lansdown Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 3BU

Lansdown Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 217th lowest crime rate of 453 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 Lansdown Road (ME10 3BU) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% lower than the Murston average (115.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lansdown Road (ME10 3BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oak Road, where police recorded 83 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gladstone Drive (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.