Total Crime Rate

234.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 234.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 60.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Drugs 5.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Neptune Terrace area has the 13th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 41st highest crime rate of 453 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 Neptune Terrace (ME12 2AN) in the last 12 months was 234.8 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Neptune Terrace (ME12 2AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Street, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Street (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Neptune Terrace area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Drugs James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alma Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonblanque Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meyrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Winstanley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Invicta Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Invicta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —

Data Sources

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