Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 11.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fleetwood Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 453 local areas in Swale .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fleetwood Close (ME12 3LN) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fleetwood Close (ME12 3LN), the main crime hotspot is near The Maples. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fleetwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cotton Thistle Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noreen Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nautilus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lupin Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magpie Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Magpie Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Magpie Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Saxon Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shurland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maples Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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