Total Crime Rate

168.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 168.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sheppey Terrace area has the 10th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 68th 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 Sheppey Terrace (ME12 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 168.5 per 1,000 residents and was 163.3% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 118.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheppey Terrace (ME12 4HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Bell Farm Lane. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sheppey Terrace area

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Data Sources

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