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Crime in ME10 4UQ

How much crime is recorded in ME10 4UQ, 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)
Crime

How safe is ME10 4UQ

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 4UQ 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
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 4UQNational
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
Trend

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.

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