Total Crime Rate

821.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

247.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 821.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 270.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 247.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 207.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 123.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 66.3 10/10
  • Other theft 37.5 10/10
  • Other crime 25.9 10/10
  • Public order 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.1 10/10
  • Drugs 14.4 9/10
  • Burglary 11.5 9/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Broadway area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 4th highest crime rate of 453 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 Broadway (ME12 1AF) in the last 12 months was 821.3 per 1,000 residents and was 295.6% higher than the Sheerness average (207.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 94 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -18.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 247.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Broadway (ME12 1AF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victory Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Broadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Beach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nore Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamark Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Delamark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Delamark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Delamark Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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