Total Crime Rate

84.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 84.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.3 7/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Borough Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 454 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 Borough Road (ME11 5DN) in the last 12 months was 84.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower than the Queenborough and Halfway average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 45.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (ME11 5DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Eastern Avenue, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harold Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Main Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Castlemere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Stanley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Main Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Harold Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Harold Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Harold Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft B2007 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thomsett Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary B2007 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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