Total Crime Rate

71.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.1 7/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Sunnyside Avenue area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 211th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sunnyside Avenue (ME12 2EN) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.8% lower than the Queenborough and Halfway average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 44.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sunnyside Avenue (ME12 2EN), the main crime hotspot is near Noreen Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sunnyside Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marian Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nautilus Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Court —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colwyn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minster Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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