Total Crime Rate

630.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

170.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 630.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 229.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 170.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 114.8 10/10
  • Other theft 53.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.4 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 28.1 10/10
  • Other crime 12.8 10/10
  • Robbery 12.8 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • 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

Borough Road area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 7th highest crime rate of 453 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 Borough Road (ME11 5DP) in the last 12 months was 630.1 per 1,000 residents and was 498.4% higher than the Queenborough and Halfway average (105.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 90 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 67 (≈ 170.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Borough Road (ME11 5DP), 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 Borough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Queenborough Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queenborough —
Apr 2026Robbery Thomsett Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Dumergue Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Field Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Castlemere Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stanley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Stanley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour B2007 —
Apr 2026Burglary Eastern Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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