Total Crime Rate

118.4 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 118.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Burglary 15.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Jefferson Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 112th 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 Jefferson Road (ME12 2PU) in the last 12 months was 118.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Jefferson Road (ME12 2PU), the main crime hotspot is near Alma Street. Police recorded 102 crimes here, including 64 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jefferson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Barnsley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jefferson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Jefferson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alma Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alma Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jefferson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nursery Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Unity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clyde Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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