Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME10 3AQ
How much crime is recorded in ME10 3AQ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,154 (2024)
ME10 3AQSittingbourne
How safe is ME10 3AQ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME10 3AQ area, above 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
41.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
87
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 3AQNational
Violence and sexual offences30.923.6
Anti-social behaviour14.910.7
Shoplifting10.38.4
Burglary8.79.1
Criminal damage and arson7.84.7
Other theft6.74.5
Vehicle crime5.73.5
Drugs2.32.4
Public order2.14.6
Robbery1.51.4
Other crime1.51.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 19% 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.