Total Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.7 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 49.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 32.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Hilltop Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 168th 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 Hilltop Road (ME12 3NB) in the last 12 months was 49.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 32.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilltop Road (ME12 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Silverdale Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nautilus Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hilltop Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nautilus Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Plover Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Minster Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nautilus Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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