Crime Rates at Petfield Close, Minster On Sea, Sheerness, ME12 3NU

Petfield Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 40th highest crime rate of 454 local areas in Swale .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Petfield Close (ME12 3NU) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 101.4% higher than the Queenborough and Halfway average (113.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 93.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Petfield Close (ME12 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hopsons Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.