Total Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sheerstone area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 102 local areas in Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow , and the 110th lowest 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 Sheerstone (ME9 8RP) in the last 12 months was 35.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.6% lower than the Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow average (64.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sheerstone (ME9 8RP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chalkhill Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Street (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bobbing, Iwade and Lower Halstow| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sanderling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sanderling Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | School Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Coleshall Gate | Under investigation |
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