Total Crime Rate

30.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barton Hill Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 454 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 Barton Hill Drive (ME12 3NF) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 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 7 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Hill Drive (ME12 3NF), the main crime hotspot is near Noreen Avenue. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Hill Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazel Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Minster Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hazel Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Parish Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parish Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nautilus Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brambles Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clover Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Magpie Court —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brambles Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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