Postcode · Sheerness
Crime in ME12 3GR
How much crime is recorded in ME12 3GR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster South
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,734 (2024)
ME12 3GRSheerness
How safe is ME12 3GR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME12 3GR area, 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
23.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
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 3GRNational
Violence and sexual offences17.123.6
Anti-social behaviour8.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Vehicle crime5.03.5
Burglary4.49.1
Other theft2.94.5
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.64.6
Other crime1.11.5
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 42% 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.