Total Crime Rate

808.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 808.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 349.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.1 10/10
  • Other theft 66.3 10/10
  • Public order 51.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 45.9 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 20.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.4 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.2 10/10
  • Robbery 7.7 8/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Thomsett Way area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 4th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thomsett Way (ME11 5AR) in the last 12 months was 808.7 per 1,000 residents and was 612.6% higher than the Queenborough and Halfway average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 137 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 76 (≈ 193.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thomsett Way (ME11 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 137 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Thomsett Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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