Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME10 1TH
How much crime is recorded in ME10 1TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borden & The Meads
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,446 (2024)
ME10 1THSittingbourne
How safe is ME10 1TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME10 1TH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
23.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
ME10 1THNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary7.19.1
Anti-social behaviour5.310.7
Other theft5.24.5
Criminal damage and arson4.54.7
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Public order1.94.6
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.72.4
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting1.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 41% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.