Total Crime Rate

218.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.6 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 218.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Other crime 25.3 10/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Queens Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 45th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Way (ME12 1LD) in the last 12 months was 218.4 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% higher than the Sheerness average (207.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 107.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Way (ME12 1LD), the main crime hotspot is near Almond Tree Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Almond Tree Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Queensway Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coats Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cherry Tree Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cherry Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Avenue —
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Data Sources

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