Total Crime Rate

48.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 48.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vincent Gardens area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 166th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vincent Gardens (ME12 1XT) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% lower than the Sheerness average (207.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vincent Gardens (ME12 1XT), the main crime hotspot is near Shrubsole Avenue. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Vincent Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Winstanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Galway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Galway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Victoria Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfway Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halfway Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Maple Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Maple Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coronation Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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