Total Crime Rate

139.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 139.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harps Avenue area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Queenborough and Halfway , and the 91st 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 Harps Avenue (ME12 3PF) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.7% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harps Avenue (ME12 3PF), the main crime hotspot is near Worcester Close. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Harps Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blatcher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Worcester Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lapwing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Worcester Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lavender Avenue —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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