Postcode · Sheerness
Crime in ME12 2TT
How much crime is recorded in ME12 2TT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster North
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,728 (2024)
ME12 2TTSheerness
How safe is ME12 2TT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME12 2TT area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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 2TTNational
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Violence and sexual offences8.823.6
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Shoplifting3.28.4
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.02.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 38% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.