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

Clock Tower Crescent 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 Clock Tower Crescent (ME12 1AG) 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 Clock Tower Crescent (ME12 1AG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 291 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Clock Tower Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/104)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newcomen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hare Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Hare Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newcomen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Royal Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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