Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME10 3QU
How much crime is recorded in ME10 3QU, 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)
How safe is ME10 3QU
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 3QU 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
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 3QUNational
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
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.