Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME9 9NL
How much crime is recorded in ME9 9NL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Sittingbourne South, Bapchild & Bredgar
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,593 (2024)
ME9 9NLSittingbourne
How safe is ME9 9NL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 35.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME9 9NL 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
35.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
107
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 9NLNational
Shoplifting45.28.4
Violence and sexual offences24.523.6
Burglary17.99.1
Anti-social behaviour10.910.7
Criminal damage and arson5.54.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime3.43.5
Public order2.44.6
Other crime2.31.5
Robbery2.01.4
Possession of weapons1.90.9
Drugs1.52.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 48% 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.