Total Crime Rate
182.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nettle 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.
View Crime In Sheppey Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Tulip Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laurel Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Nettle Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Myrtle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Plover Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Myrtle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Daisy Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cotton Thistle Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aspen Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Myrtle Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lupin Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petunia Avenue | Under investigation |
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