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Crime in ME10 3NJ

How much crime is recorded in ME10 3NJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Sittingbourne Central & Milton Regis
Council
Swale
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,633 (2024)
Crime

How safe is ME10 3NJ

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME10 3NJ 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
34.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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 3NJNational
Violence and sexual offences27.123.6
Anti-social behaviour10.210.7
Burglary9.39.1
Criminal damage and arson5.74.7
Shoplifting5.68.4
Other theft3.74.5
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other crime3.11.5
Drugs2.82.4
Public order2.44.6
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 53% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
40
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80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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