Crime Rates at Acorn Street, Sheerness, ME12 2ST

Acorn Street area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 158th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Acorn Street (ME12 2ST) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Street (ME12 2ST), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 135 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Theatre/Concert Hall (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.