Total Crime Rate

176.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 176.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 78.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.4 8/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 6.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 17th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Sheerness , and the 63rd 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 1LQ) in the last 12 months was 176.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.3% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 91.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Way (ME12 1LQ), 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 (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Almond Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Nelson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coats Avenue 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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