Total Crime Rate

238.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 238.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 103.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.7 10/10
  • Other theft 10.1 8/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.5 8/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Edenbridge Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 36th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edenbridge Drive (ME12 1JT) in the last 12 months was 238.7 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 115.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edenbridge Drive (ME12 1JT), 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 Edenbridge Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Davie Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Boxley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milstead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milstead Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Davie Close Under investigation
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 2025Anti-social behaviour Chilham Close —
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Data Sources

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