Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME9 7PD
How much crime is recorded in ME9 7PD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newington, Halstow & Upchurch
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,488 (2024)
ME9 7PDSittingbourne
How safe is ME9 7PD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME9 7PD area, below 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
24.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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).
ME9 7PDNational
Violence and sexual offences19.723.6
Burglary11.29.1
Anti-social behaviour6.010.7
Other theft4.64.5
Criminal damage and arson2.84.7
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Public order2.24.6
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.