Crime Rates at Thistle Hill Way, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3GN

Thistle Hill Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 55th 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 Thistle Hill Way (ME12 3GN) in the last 12 months was 196.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Hill Way (ME12 3GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Myrtle Road, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchid Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.