Total Crime Rate

119.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 119.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Fleet Avenue area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 106th 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 Fleet Avenue (ME12 1DW) in the last 12 months was 119.6 per 1,000 residents and was 42.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fleet Avenue (ME12 1DW), the main crime hotspot is near Short Street. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fleet Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Botany Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tribune Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broad Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broad Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tribune Court Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thames Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Diamond Court —
Apr 2026Robbery Diamond Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kent Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kent Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kent Road —
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Data Sources

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