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

Meyrick Road 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 Meyrick Road (ME12 2NX) 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 Meyrick Road (ME12 2NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Royal Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Meyrick Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
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 2026Criminal damage and arson Trinity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trinity Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fonblanque Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellesley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cavour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Royal Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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