Postcode · Sheerness
Crime in ME12 1LH
How much crime is recorded in ME12 1LH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheerness West
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,518 (2024)
ME12 1LHSheerness
How safe is ME12 1LH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME12 1LH 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
39.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
81
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).
ME12 1LHNational
Violence and sexual offences36.523.6
Anti-social behaviour20.610.7
Criminal damage and arson9.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Other crime2.81.5
Drugs2.52.4
Burglary2.29.1
Vehicle crime2.13.5
Public order2.04.6
Shoplifting0.78.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 10% 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.