Postcode · Sheerness
Crime in ME12 3RL
How much crime is recorded in ME12 3RL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Minster South
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,592 (2024)
ME12 3RLSheerness
How safe is ME12 3RL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME12 3RL 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
22.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
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 3RLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.723.6
Anti-social behaviour7.610.7
Burglary4.89.1
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Other theft3.04.5
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Public order2.64.6
Other crime2.31.5
Shoplifting0.98.4
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.