Crime Rates at Russell Street, Sheerness, ME12 1PT

Russell Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 61st highest crime rate of 454 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 7.5% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (ME12 1PT), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 112 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.