By Hayley Robinson

A new interactive police website shows that 375 crimes occurred in Sittingbourne in December.

The site – www.police.uk – reveals there were 25 burglaries, 165 anti-social behaviour offences, four robberies, 15 vehicle crimes and 47 acts of violence in the ME10 postcode area.

There was also 119 "other" offences, which are defined as "all other crimes reported to the police including shoplifting, criminal damage and drug offences".

Worst hit was the town centre with 84 offences recorded in the greater High Street, Station Street, Roman Square, Central Avenue, Pembury Street and the Dover Street area.

In the High Street area alone, there were 20 recorded crimes: One burglary; three violence, eight anti-social and eight others.

In the Murston area, there were 31 offences – with Murston Road and Cowper Road recording four crimes each.

In Cowper Road, there was one vehicle crime and three anti-social.

While in Murston Road, there were two anti-social, one violence and one other.

Over in the Milton Regis area, there also 31 offences – with the High Street recording 15 crimes: One vehicle; two violence, two anti-social and 10 others.

Saffron Way had 11 offences – two violence, one burglary, three others and five anti-social.

And Tribune Drive had 10 – eight others, one burglary and one anti-social.

The online map has been developed by the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) and aims to make recent crime information available to all.

The NPIA says research shows people trust local police information – especially the combination of maps and breakdown of offences.

It also challenges the myth that sharing such information with the public increases fear of crime.

Kent’s Deputy Chief Constable, Alan Pughsley (pictured above), said: "We have joined up with all other police forces in England and Wales to launch a new tool that will help communities to better understand what’s happening in their community.

"By making this information available, we aim to raise awareness of what we’re doing to tackle crime and disorder and how local people can support their local police."