Postcode · Sheerness
Crime in ME12 3PH
How much crime is recorded in ME12 3PH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster South
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,455 (2024)
How safe is ME12 3PH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 30.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME12 3PH area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
30.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
62
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 3PHNational
Violence and sexual offences23.623.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Burglary5.09.1
Vehicle crime4.13.5
Other crime2.81.5
Other theft2.44.5
Drugs1.92.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 37% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.