Total Crime Rate

42.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Minster Cliffs , and the 137th lowest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (ME12 2HF) in the last 12 months was 42.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% lower than the Minster Cliffs average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (ME12 2HF), 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westcliff Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Prince Charles Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Winter Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lady Winter Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petfield Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prince Charles Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nunnery Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queens Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seathorpe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Love Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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