There were a total of 93 street level crime incidents in Isle of Sheppey in August 2021. The largest category was Violent Crime, followed by Anti Social Behaviour. Below are these incidents broken down by category.
Although violent crime represents the largest incidents category in Isle of Sheppey, this category is usually the largest in any urban area. This is partly because 'Violent Crime' covers so many offences compared to say Burglary| Crime Category | Incidents |
|---|---|
| Violent Crime | 49 |
| Anti Social Behaviour | 17 |
| Criminal Damage Arson | 8 |
| Vehicle Crime | 6 |
| Public Order | 5 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other Theft | 2 |
| Other Crime | 2 |
| Possession Of Weapons | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
| All Crime | 93 |
Map of street level crime incidents in August 2021
Police data is divided in Policing Neighbourhoods. We have taken the 'best fit' neighbourhood that includes Isle of Sheppey. This map shows if incidents are evenly distributed over the district or if there are hot spots in certain streets or areas.
Where Police data is not specific to an address for privacy reasons, most roads are represented by 1 to 2 markers or clusters. However, this should be enough to ascertain if the road you live in or are thinking of moving to, is a crime hot spot. The only exception could be where there is a large cluster of a single crime category on a street, as this could but not necessarily be related to multiple incidents at one address.
Crime incidents in neighbouring areas to Isle of Sheppey
We've taken the ten nearest places to town; ?> and ranked them by the number of crime incidents in each. This should allow you to see if Isle of Sheppey has more crime than other surrounding areas.
| Location | Crime Incidents |
|---|---|
| Marine Town (2.25 miles) | 289 |
| Blue Town (3.12 miles) | 221 |
| Sheerness (3.12 miles) | 221 |
| Mile Town (2.75 miles) | 211 |
| Minster-in-Sheppey (0.82 miles) | 117 |
| Isle of Sheppey | 93 |
| Halfway Houses (1.38 miles) | 83 |
| Tonge Corner (4.31 miles) | 59 |
| Rushenden (3.01 miles) | 17 |
| Bay View (3.98 miles) | 1 |
of residents were born outside of the UK, according to the 2011 Census
Most violent places near Isle of Sheppey
The category of crime that most concerns people is violent crime. We have taken the ten nearest place to Isle of Sheppey and ranked them according to the number of violent incidents in the 'best fit' Policing neighbourhood.
| Location | Violent Incidents |
|---|---|
| Marine Town | 136 |
| Blue Town | 95 |
| Sheerness | 95 |
| Mile Town | 92 |
| Minster-in-Sheppey | 54 |
| Isle of Sheppey | 49 |
| Halfway Houses | 35 |
| Tonge Corner | 21 |
| Rushenden | 8 |
| Bay View | 0 |
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