Sittingbourne East
Middle areaNorth west Swale. 8,845 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 38% of people in Sittingbourne East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sittingbourne East
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sittingbourne East at a rate of 88.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Swale.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 281 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 275 |
| Other crime | 85 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 69 |
| Vehicle crime | 37 |
| Drug offences | 27 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 0 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sittingbourne East compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sittingbourne East safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sittingbourne East at a rate of 88.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 97.7 per 1,000 people across Swale.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 68 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sittingbourne East.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (281), anti-social behaviour (275) and other crime (85).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Swale
These figures are published for the whole of Swale, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Swale and not Sittingbourne East alone. See Swale
Sittingbourne East in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sittingbourne East was £270,000 in 2025.
Sittingbourne East had 8,549 usual residents at the census.
About 38% of people in Sittingbourne East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sittingbourne East, 95.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.