Total Crime Rate
132.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
85.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Linden Drive area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 96th highest crime rate of 453 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 Linden Drive (ME12 1LG) in the last 12 months was 132.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.1% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 85.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Linden Drive (ME12 1LG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coats Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linden Drive (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheerness| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coats Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Coats Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queensway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cromwell Road | — |
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