Crime Rates at Sanspareil Avenue, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3LE

Sanspareil Avenue area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 160th highest crime rate of 454 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 Sanspareil Avenue (ME12 3LE) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.3% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 418.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sanspareil Avenue (ME12 3LE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Colwyn Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Silverdale Avenue (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.