Total Crime Rate
103.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
56.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hilda Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 131st 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 Hilda Road (ME12 3BN) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 2.0% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hilda Road (ME12 3BN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belmont Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Queenborough and Halfway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Danley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilda Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Halfway Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | The Old Dairy | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Hilda Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Road | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Belmont Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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