Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME10 2HH
How much crime is recorded in ME10 2HH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Iwade & Kemsley
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,771 (2024)
How safe is ME10 2HH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME10 2HH area, well 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
21.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 2HHNational
Violence and sexual offences16.423.6
Anti-social behaviour8.710.7
Other theft3.54.5
Burglary3.19.1
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.81.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 47% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.