Crime Rates at Thistle Hill Way, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3BF

Thistle Hill Way area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 152nd highest crime rate of 453 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 Thistle Hill Way (ME12 3BF) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 45.5% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Hill Way (ME12 3BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Myrtle Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petunia Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.