Total Crime Rate

182.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 182.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 79.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 46.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.7 10/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Burglary 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

Nettle Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 65th highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nettle Way (ME12 3FF) in the last 12 months was 182.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% higher 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nettle Way (ME12 3FF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Nettle Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tulip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nettle Way
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daisy Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Thistle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aspen Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petunia Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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