Postcode · Sheerness
Crime in ME12 4JA
How much crime is recorded in ME12 4JA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sheppey East
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,637 (2024)
ME12 4JASheerness
How safe is ME12 4JA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 37.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME12 4JA area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
37.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 4JANational
Violence and sexual offences28.223.6
Anti-social behaviour11.110.7
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson7.04.7
Other theft4.14.5
Vehicle crime3.83.5
Other crime2.81.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Public order1.34.6
Drugs1.12.4
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Robbery0.91.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 26% 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.