Crime Rates at Swale Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1DL

Swale Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 99th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Swale Avenue (ME12 1DL) in the last 12 months was 131.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Swale Avenue (ME12 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Kent Road. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.