Total Crime Rate

180.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.8 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 180.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Drugs 7.8 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Russell Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 67th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Russell Street (ME12 1PT) in the last 12 months was 180.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (ME12 1PT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 184 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Russell Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Botany Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Beach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beach Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Beach Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hare Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nore Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Beach Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Short Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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