Total Crime Rate

246.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.8 10/10
  • Other crime 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Queens Way area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 454 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 1LL) in the last 12 months was 246.2 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% higher than the Sheerness average (195.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 109.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Way (ME12 1LL), the main crime hotspot is near Linden Drive. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 16 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 (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coats Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hawthorn Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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