Crime Rates at Buttercup Avenue, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3FX

Buttercup Avenue area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 216th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buttercup Avenue (ME12 3FX) in the last 12 months was 67.4 per 1,000 residents and was 40.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -7.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 40.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buttercup Avenue (ME12 3FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Myrtle Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tulip Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.