Total Crime Rate

100.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

58.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 100.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 58.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Edward Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 140th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Road (ME11 5DE) in the last 12 months was 100.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% lower than the Queenborough and Halfway average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 58.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Road (ME11 5DE), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Avenue. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Edward Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlemere Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2007 —
Apr 2026Burglary Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stanley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dumergue Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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