Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME10 4UN
How much crime is recorded in ME10 4UN, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sittingbourne East
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,765 (2024)
How safe is ME10 4UN
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME10 4UN 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
20.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 4UNNational
Violence and sexual offences18.223.6
Anti-social behaviour12.210.7
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Public order3.44.6
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Other theft2.34.5
Drugs2.22.4
Theft from the person1.02.1
Other crime1.01.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.