Crime Rates at Capel Road, Sittingbourne, ME10 4EP

Capel Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Homewood , and the 106th 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 Capel Road (ME10 4EP) in the last 12 months was 33.1 per 1,000 residents and was 4.5% lower than the Homewood average (34.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Capel Road (ME10 4EP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valenciennes Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.