Total Crime Rate

114.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.7 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 114.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 41.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Sheerways area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Priory , and the 107th highest crime rate of 453 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 Sheerways (ME13 8TP) in the last 12 months was 114.6 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower than the Priory average (148.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheerways (ME13 8TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bensted Grove, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Lewis Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Sheerways area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensted Grove —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lewis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lewis Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lewis Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Lewis Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bensted Grove —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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