Total Crime Rate

807.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

244.8 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 807.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 244.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 237.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 190.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 109.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 104.2 9/10
  • Public order 36.5 10/10
  • Other theft 28.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.4 10/10
  • Drugs 23.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Robbery 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.8 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
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

Portland Terrace area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 5th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Terrace (ME12 1UG) in the last 12 months was 807.3 per 1,000 residents and was 288.8% higher than the Sheerness average (207.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 91 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 244.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Terrace (ME12 1UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 174 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Victory Street (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Botany Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street 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 2026Drugs Rose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holland Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Holland Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Victory Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Victory Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Victory Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victory Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Millennium Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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