Total Crime Rate
98.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 142nd 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 North Road (ME11 5EZ) in the last 12 months was 98.9 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Road (ME11 5EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Well Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queenborough | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Court Hall | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jubilee Crescent | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Railway Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Railway Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Well Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Well Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Railway Terrace | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queenborough | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Field | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | South Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Whiteway Road | — |
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