Crime Rates at St Helens Road, Sheerness, ME12 2QY

St Helens Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 34th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around St Helens Road (ME12 2QY) in the last 12 months was 245.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 105.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Helens Road (ME12 2QY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Berridge Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Alma Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.