Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.2 4/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

St Georges Avenue 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 St Georges Avenue (ME12 1ET) 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 St Georges Avenue (ME12 1ET), the main crime hotspot is near Chilham Close. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Georges Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davie Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davie Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chilham Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bridgewater Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilham Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tribune Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tribune Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davie Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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