Sittingbourne West
Middle areaWest Swale. 8,343 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.1 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Sittingbourne West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Sittingbourne West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sittingbourne West at a rate of 47.3 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 | 184 |
| Other crime | 65 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 42 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Drug offences | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Sittingbourne West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Sittingbourne West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sittingbourne West at a rate of 47.3 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, 35 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sittingbourne West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (184), other crime (65) and anti-social behaviour (55).
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 West alone. See Swale
Sittingbourne West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Sittingbourne West was £315,000 in 2025.
Sittingbourne West had 8,164 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Sittingbourne West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Sittingbourne West, 98.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.