Total Crime Rate

64.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 64.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Thistle Walk area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 225th lowest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thistle Walk (ME12 3GP) in the last 12 months was 64.5 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thistle Walk (ME12 3GP), 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 Thistle Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laurel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tulip Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Myrtle Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petunia Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Thistle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nettle Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
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Data Sources

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