Crime Rates at Leigh Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 3FF

Leigh Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Murston , and the 78th 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 Leigh Road (ME10 3FF) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 76.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leigh Road (ME10 3FF), 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.