Total Crime Rate

435.3 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 435.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 172.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.1 10/10
  • Drugs 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 30.2 10/10
  • Other crime 25.9 10/10
  • Other theft 25.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.2 9/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.6 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Robbery 4.3 6/10
  • 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

West Street area has the 5th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 13th highest crime rate of 454 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 West Street (ME12 1SW) in the last 12 months was 435.3 per 1,000 residents and was 123.1% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 215.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (ME12 1SW), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Street. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jetty Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charles Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anchor Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West 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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