Crime Rates at First Avenue, Sheerness, ME12 1YE

First Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 453 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 First Avenue (ME12 1YE) in the last 12 months was 255.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.1% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 98.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around First Avenue (ME12 1YE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shrubsole Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.