Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.0 5/10
  • Shoplifting 13.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.8 5/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 182nd 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 Road (ME12 2HB) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% higher than the Minster Cliffs average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (ME12 2HB), the main crime hotspot is near Petfield Close. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westcliff Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Love Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nunnery Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Winter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Winter Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Tams Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tams Gardens 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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