Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME10 1UY
How much crime is recorded in ME10 1UY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sittingbourne West
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,514 (2024)
ME10 1UYSittingbourne
How safe is ME10 1UY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME10 1UY area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 1UYNational
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime1.61.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Public order1.34.6
Criminal damage and arson0.54.7
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.