Total Crime Rate
270.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Clyde Street area has the 6th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 30th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Clyde Street (ME12 2QQ) in the last 12 months was 270.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clyde Street (ME12 2QQ), 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.
View Crime In Sheerness| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Acorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jefferson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Jefferson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Jefferson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alma Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | James Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Richmond Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Nursery Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nursery Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Unity Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Unity Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Richmond Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Clyde Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexandra Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alma Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winstanley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Galway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Theatre/Concert Hall | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Acorn Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Theatre/Concert Hall | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Invicta Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wellesley Road | Under investigation |
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