Total Crime Rate

557.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 557.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 127.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 62.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 57.3 8/10
  • Other theft 26.0 10/10
  • Public order 26.0 10/10
  • Other crime 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.4 10/10
  • Burglary 18.2 10/10
  • Drugs 15.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rose Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 11th 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 Rose Street (ME12 1AJ) in the last 12 months was 557.3 per 1,000 residents and was 185.6% higher than the Sheerness average (195.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 197.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Street (ME12 1AJ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 81 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Delamark Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Granville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Granville Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Delamark Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Delamark Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Delamark Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Delamark Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hare Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Hare Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hare Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hare Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Way
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Royal Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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