Crime Rates at Shearwater Court, Sheerness, ME12 1BQ

Shearwater Court area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 118th highest crime rate of 454 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 Shearwater Court (ME12 1BQ) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.3% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shearwater Court (ME12 1BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kent Road, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chilham Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.