Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME9 8PL
How much crime is recorded in ME9 8PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Borden & The Meads
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,129 (2024)
ME9 8PLSittingbourne
How safe is ME9 8PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME9 8PL 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
25.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
57
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 8PLNational
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour10.110.7
Burglary9.09.1
Shoplifting6.88.4
Other theft5.54.5
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Vehicle crime3.03.5
Other crime2.01.5
Drugs1.62.4
Public order1.64.6
Possession of weapons1.40.9
Robbery1.01.4
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.