Total Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · 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 110.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Other crime 6.0 7/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alma Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 125th highest crime rate of 454 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 Alma Road (ME12 2PA) in the last 12 months was 110.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.2% lower 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (ME12 2PA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berridge Road, where police recorded 54 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 Alma Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Trinity Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street 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 2025Burglary Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Trinity Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ranelagh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ranelagh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavour Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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