Postcode · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME9 9SD
How much crime is recorded in ME9 9SD, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Teynham & Badlesmere
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 3,060 (2024)
ME9 9SDSittingbourne
How safe is ME9 9SD
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the ME9 9SD area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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 9SDNational
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Anti-social behaviour11.310.7
Burglary9.59.1
Shoplifting5.88.4
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Other theft3.94.5
Other crime2.31.5
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Public order1.54.6
Drugs1.12.4
Robbery0.21.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.