Total Crime Rate

196.6 per 1,000 9/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· 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 196.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.5 10/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Victoria Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 54th 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 Victoria Street (ME12 1YA) in the last 12 months was 196.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Street (ME12 1YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 110 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrubsole Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Way β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ranelagh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Road β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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