Total Crime Rate
15.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
6.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Scrapsgate Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 32nd lowest crime rate of 453 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 Scrapsgate Road (ME12 2ER) in the last 12 months was 15.4 per 1,000 residents and was 85.4% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -60.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Scrapsgate Road (ME12 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Magpie Court, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Minster Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Sheppey Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Magpie Court | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magpie Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Magpie Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Minster Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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