Total Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 33.9 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Stiles Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 101st 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 Stiles Close (ME12 2TQ) in the last 12 months was 33.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stiles Close (ME12 2TQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colwyn Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverdale Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Stiles Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Minster Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marian Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colwyn Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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