Crime Rates at Briton Court, Sheerness, ME12 1BL

Briton Court area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 119th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briton Court (ME12 1BL) in the last 12 months was 109.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.5% lower than the Sheerness average (207.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 3.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 89.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briton Court (ME12 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilham Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.