Postcode · Sheerness
Crime in ME12 3FY
How much crime is recorded in ME12 3FY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster South
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
How safe is ME12 3FY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME12 3FY 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
39
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 3FYNational
Violence and sexual offences18.423.6
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order2.24.6
Drugs1.92.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other theft1.24.5
Other crime0.91.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Shoplifting0.48.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat 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.