Crime Rates at High Street, Sheerness, ME12 1UN

High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 44th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME12 1UN) in the last 12 months was 218.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME12 1UN), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.