Total Crime Rate

218.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 218.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.1 10/10
  • Other theft 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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 highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 44th 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 2PE) in the last 12 months was 218.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.1% higher 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 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 95.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alma Road (ME12 2PE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 113 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Alma Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shrubsole Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shrubsole Avenue Awaiting court outcome
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Newcomen Road Under investigation
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 2025Burglary Acorn Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shrubsole Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Galway Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Galway Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Invicta Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellesley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexandra Road
Sep 2025Burglary Alexandra Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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