Postcode district · Sittingbourne
Crime in ME9
How much crime is recorded in ME9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Swale
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 43,576 (2024)
ME9Postcode district · Sittingbourne
How safe is ME9
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in ME9, 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
24.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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).
ME9National
Violence and sexual offences18.923.6
Anti-social behaviour16.610.7
Shoplifting11.48.4
Burglary6.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Other theft3.94.5
Vehicle crime2.73.5
Public order2.14.6
Other crime1.81.5
Drugs1.42.4
Theft from the person1.12.1
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 16% 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.