Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME9 8HX
How much crime is recorded in ME9 8HX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borden & The Meads
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,660 (2024)
ME9 8HXSittingbourne
How safe is ME9 8HX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME9 8HX 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
22.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
46
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 8HXNational
Violence and sexual offences18.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.910.7
Burglary4.99.1
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft4.24.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.14.6
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Shoplifting0.18.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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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.