Total Crime Rate

80.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 80.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 187th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (ME12 1UU) in the last 12 months was 80.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.7% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (ME12 1UU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berridge Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halfway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Halfway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Halfway Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Sep 2025Burglary Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrubsole Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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