Total Crime Rate

105.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 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 105.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.5 9/10
  • Other crime 11.7 10/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hillside Avenue area has the 13th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 126th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hillside Avenue (ME11 5LL) in the last 12 months was 105.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% 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 Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hillside Avenue (ME11 5LL), the main crime hotspot is near Wykeham Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Hillside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Marshall Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alsager Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alsager Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marshall Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Well Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillside Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Swale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swale Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour First Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences First Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wykeham Close 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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