Crime Rates at Wellesley Road, Sheerness, ME12 2PP

Wellesley 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 Wellesley Road (ME12 2PP) 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 Wellesley Road (ME12 2PP), 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.