Crime Rates at Gaze Hill Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4SH

Gaze Hill Avenue area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 77th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaze Hill Avenue (ME10 4SH) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Chalkwell average (400.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 87.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaze Hill Avenue (ME10 4SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 89 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Terrace Road (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.