Total Crime Rate

98.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 98.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southdown Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 146th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southdown Road (ME12 3BE) in the last 12 months was 98.1 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -47.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Road (ME12 3BE), the main crime hotspot is near Belmont Road. Police recorded 18 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 Southdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Belmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hilda Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Halfway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime The Old Dairy Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hilda Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Hilda Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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