Total Crime Rate

246.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 106.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 64.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.5 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 7.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

New Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 35th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around New Road (ME12 1LN) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 18.6% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 106.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Road (ME12 1LN), the main crime hotspot is near Almond Tree Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almond Tree Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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