Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME10 2JZ
How much crime is recorded in ME10 2JZ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borden & The Meads
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,342 (2024)
How safe is ME10 2JZ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 33.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME10 2JZ area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
33.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
111
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 2JZNational
Shoplifting34.08.4
Violence and sexual offences26.623.6
Anti-social behaviour22.810.7
Burglary14.89.1
Other theft6.94.5
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Drugs3.12.4
Other crime2.71.5
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Public order1.94.6
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% 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.