Crime Rates at South Avenue, Sittingbourne, ME10 4SU

South Avenue area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Chalkwell , and the 214th highest 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 South Avenue (ME10 4SU) in the last 12 months was 67.9 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% lower than the Chalkwell average (366.8 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Avenue (ME10 4SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 80 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victoria Mews (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.