Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
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

Alexandra Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 128th 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 Alexandra Road (ME12 2AU) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (ME12 2AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shrubsole Avenue, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Alexandra Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue —
Apr 2026Drugs Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Invicta Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shrubsole Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Invicta Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newcomen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Newcomen Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Acorn Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halfway Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Halfway Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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