Crime Rates at High Street, Sittingbourne, ME10 4PB

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME10 4PB) in the last 12 months was 1192.8 per 1,000 residents and was 225.2% higher than the Chalkwell average (366.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 30.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 164 (≈ 310.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME10 4PB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 391 crimes here, including 99 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.