Total Crime Rate

143.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 143.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 45.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.1 8/10
  • Other theft 15.1 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Nursery Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 81st 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 Nursery Close (ME12 2QT) in the last 12 months was 143.4 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% lower than the Sheerness average (207.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nursery Close (ME12 2QT), 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 Nursery Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jefferson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clyde Street —
Apr 2026Drugs 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 Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Alma Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Nursery Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Drugs James Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Richmond Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Richmond Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Richmond Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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