Total Crime Rate
120.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Queenborough Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 108th highest crime rate of 454 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 Queenborough Road (ME12 3BY) in the last 12 months was 120.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.0% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Queenborough Road (ME12 3BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hilda Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Queenborough and Halfway| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Crescent | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Selwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halfway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Banner Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilda Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Western Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hilda Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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