Total Crime Rate

102.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Unity Court area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 134th 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 Unity Court (ME12 2PN) in the last 12 months was 102.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Unity Court (ME12 2PN), 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 Unity Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Drugs 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Drugs Alma Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jefferson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nursery Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Clyde Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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